diff --git a/etc/inc/config.console.inc b/etc/inc/config.console.inc
index 2d15dc2a86..474f4a045e 100644
--- a/etc/inc/config.console.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/config.console.inc
@@ -191,13 +191,6 @@ EOD;
 	
 		echo <<<EOD
 	
-*NOTE*  {$g['product_name']} requires {$g['minimum_nic_count_text']} assigned interface(s) to function.
-        If you do not have {$g['minimum_nic_count_text']} interfaces you CANNOT continue. 
-
-        If you do not have at least {$g['minimum_nic_count']} *REAL* network interface card(s)
-        or one interface with multiple VLANs then {$g['product_name']}
-        *WILL NOT* function correctly.
-
 If you do not know the names of your interfaces, you may choose to use
 auto-detection. In that case, disconnect all interfaces now before
 hitting 'a' to initiate auto detection.
@@ -231,12 +224,8 @@ EOD;
 			}
 			
 			if($lanif == "") {
-				if($g['minimum_nic_count'] < 2) {
-					break;	
-				} else {
-					fclose($fp);
-					return;
-				}
+				fclose($fp);
+				return;
 			}
 	
 			if ($lanif === "a")
diff --git a/etc/inc/globals.inc b/etc/inc/globals.inc
index 1f6f904a01..59cf615775 100644
--- a/etc/inc/globals.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/globals.inc
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ $g = array(
 	"nopkg_platforms" => array("cdrom"),
 	"minimum_ram_warning" => "101",
 	"minimum_ram_warning_text" => "128 MB",
-	"minimum_nic_count" => "1",
-	"minimum_nic_count_text" => "*AT LEAST* 1",	
 	"wan_interface_name" => "wan", 
 	"nopccard_platforms" => array("wrap", "net48xx"),
 	"xmlrpcbaseurl" => "https://packages.pfsense.org",
diff --git a/etc/inc/util.inc b/etc/inc/util.inc
index bf77e95373..3d015475d0 100644
--- a/etc/inc/util.inc
+++ b/etc/inc/util.inc
@@ -1710,9 +1710,8 @@ function is_interface_mismatch() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ($g['minimum_nic_count'] > $i) {
-		$do_assign = true;
-	} else if (file_exists("{$g['tmp_path']}/assign_complete"))
+	$do_assign = true;
+	if (file_exists("{$g['tmp_path']}/assign_complete"))
 		$do_assign = false;
 
 	if (!empty($missing_interfaces) && $do_assign)