diff --git a/src/neutrino.cpp b/src/neutrino.cpp
index 5096e75d9..be0782f00 100644
--- a/src/neutrino.cpp
+++ b/src/neutrino.cpp
@@ -485,16 +485,8 @@ int CNeutrinoApp::loadSetup(const char * fname)
 	g_settings.hdd_noise = configfile.getInt32( "hdd_noise", 254);
 	g_settings.hdd_statfs_mode = configfile.getInt32( "hdd_statfs_mode", SNeutrinoSettings::HDD_STATFS_RECORDING);
 
-	/*
-	   hw_caps needs CFEManager and CFEManager needs g_settings.
-	   So loadSetup() cannot use hw_caps to init g_settings.
-
-	   For this reason we need this workaround.
-	*/
-	bool can_shutdown = (cs_get_revision() > 7);
-
 	g_settings.shutdown_real = false;
-	if (can_shutdown) //(g_info.hw_caps->can_shutdown)
+	if (g_info.hw_caps->can_shutdown)
 		g_settings.shutdown_real = configfile.getBool("shutdown_real"        , false );
 	g_settings.shutdown_real_rcdelay = configfile.getBool("shutdown_real_rcdelay", false );
 	g_settings.shutdown_count = configfile.getInt32("shutdown_count", 0);
@@ -2294,9 +2286,6 @@ TIMER_START();
 
 	CheckFastScan();
 
-	// init hw_caps *after* zapit start!
-	g_info.hw_caps = get_hwcaps();
-
 	//timer start
 	long timerd_signal = 0;
 	timer_wakeup = false;//init