diff --git a/netcfg.c b/netcfg.c
index d74f68f..98fffa3 100644
--- a/netcfg.c
+++ b/netcfg.c
@@ -106,16 +106,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         netcfg_write_common("", hostname, NULL);
         return 0;
     }
-
-    /* always always always default back to autoconfig, unless you've specified
-     * disable_autoconfig on the command line. */
-    debconf_get(client, "netcfg/disable_autoconfig");
-
-    if (!strcmp(client->value, "true"))
-        debconf_set(client, "netcfg/use_autoconfig", "false");
-    else
-        debconf_set(client, "netcfg/use_autoconfig", "true");
-
+    
     for (;;) {
         switch(state) {
         case BACKUP: