diff --git a/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh b/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh
index 4ca96e9872..a7804b5053 100755
--- a/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh
+++ b/modules.d/45ifcfg/write-ifcfg.sh
@@ -10,28 +10,10 @@ mkdir -m 0755 -p /tmp/ifcfg/
 # shellcheck disable=SC2174
 mkdir -m 0755 -p /tmp/ifcfg-leases/
 
-get_config_line_by_subchannel() {
-    local CHANNELS
-    local line
-
-    CHANNELS="$1"
-    while read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
-        if strstr "$line" "$CHANNELS"; then
-            echo "$line"
-            return 0
-        fi
-    done < /etc/ccw.conf
-    return 1
-}
-
 print_s390() {
     local _netif
     local SUBCHANNELS
-    local OPTIONS
-    local NETTYPE
-    local CONFIG_LINE
     local i
-    local OLD_IFS
 
     _netif="$1"
     # if we find ccw channel, then use those, instead of
@@ -43,29 +25,6 @@ print_s390() {
     SUBCHANNELS=${SUBCHANNELS%,}
     echo "SUBCHANNELS=\"${SUBCHANNELS}\""
 
-    CONFIG_LINE=$(get_config_line_by_subchannel "$SUBCHANNELS")
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2181
-    [ $? -ne 0 -o -z "$CONFIG_LINE" ] && return 0
-
-    OLD_IFS=$IFS
-    IFS=","
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-    set -- $CONFIG_LINE
-    IFS=$OLD_IFS
-    NETTYPE=$1
-    shift
-    SUBCHANNELS="$1"
-    OPTIONS=""
-    shift
-    while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
-        case $1 in
-            *=*) OPTIONS="$OPTIONS $1" ;;
-        esac
-        shift
-    done
-    OPTIONS=${OPTIONS## }
-    echo "NETTYPE=\"${NETTYPE}\""
-    echo "OPTIONS=\"${OPTIONS}\""
     return 0
 }