diff --git a/bsp/lm3s/application.c b/bsp/lm3s/application.c
index 1453f05220f20a5c2524c4b63a4e5bb12b13a9e4..2d44b974c88e1727b60f4805417e9091665c5971 100644
--- a/bsp/lm3s/application.c
+++ b/bsp/lm3s/application.c
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ void rt_init_thread_entry(void *parameter)
 		/* init lwip system */
 		lwip_sys_init();
 		rt_kprintf("TCP/IP initialized!\n");
-
-		ftpd_start();
 	}
 #endif
 }