diff --git a/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.conf b/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.conf
index 32f78c8..5195b07 100644
--- a/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.conf
+++ b/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.conf
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ case "$SDECFG_TRG_MNEMOSYNE_BOOT" in
 		export SDECFGSET_IMAGE=none
 		const SDECFG_IMAGE none ;;
 	initrd)
-		hack_stages 0 cramfs-tools cramfsswap
-
 		export SDECFGSET_IMAGE=initrd
 		const SDECFG_IMAGE initrd ;;
 	*)	;;
diff --git a/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.initrd.choice b/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.initrd.choice
index 03f8395..8515503 100644
--- a/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.initrd.choice
+++ b/pkgsel/Base/BOOT.initrd.choice
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #Description: Run from within an initrd images
 #Forced: FOOTPRINT=embedded
-X cramfs-tools
-X cramfsswap
 X mktinitrd
+X cpio
 
 # remove it so sysvinit/config.in doesn't enable it when seeing
 # that no other INIT is available