diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f1cc526943..f151d8f891 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-12-04  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
+		- No longer start named; it's D-Bus interface is going away
+
 2007-12-04  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	Patch from Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>
diff --git a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
index 6135a59bf1..21011cae37 100755
--- a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
+++ b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@ start()
 	echo $"Setting network parameters... "
 	sysctl -e -p /etc/sysctl.conf >/dev/null 2>&1
 
-	if [ ! -e /var/lock/subsys/named ]; then
-		service named start >/dev/null 2>&1
-	fi
-
 	echo -n $"Starting NetworkManager daemon: "
 	daemon --check $servicename $processname --pid-file=$pidfile
 	RETVAL=$?