diff --git a/initscript/Arch/networkmanager.in b/initscript/Arch/networkmanager.in
index 02ec9a9ce7..058477384e 100644
--- a/initscript/Arch/networkmanager.in
+++ b/initscript/Arch/networkmanager.in
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${sbindir}/NetworkManager
 # Sanity checks.
 [ -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 0
 
-# We need /usr/sbin/ip
-[ -x /usr/sbin/ip ] || exit 0
-
 PID=`pidof -o %PPID $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN`
 case "$1" in
 	start)
diff --git a/initscript/Debian/NetworkManager b/initscript/Debian/NetworkManager
index d12004e00c..4cde8cc003 100755
--- a/initscript/Debian/NetworkManager
+++ b/initscript/Debian/NetworkManager
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ USER=root
 # Gracefully exit if the package has been removed.
 test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
 
-# We need /sbin/ip
-[ -x /sbin/ip ] || exit 1
-
 #
 #	Function that starts the daemon/service.
 #
diff --git a/initscript/Mandriva/networkmanager.in b/initscript/Mandriva/networkmanager.in
index 8f45b20487..74580dec95 100644
--- a/initscript/Mandriva/networkmanager.in
+++ b/initscript/Mandriva/networkmanager.in
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${sbindir}/NetworkManager
 # Sanity checks.
 [ -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 1
 
-# We need /sbin/ip
-[ -x /sbin/ip ] || exit 1
-
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
diff --git a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
index 525f2f1f83..dea7217858 100755
--- a/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
+++ b/initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager.in
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${sbindir}/NetworkManager
 # Sanity checks.
 [ -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 1
 
-# We need /sbin/ip
-[ -x /sbin/ip ] || exit 1
-
 # Source function library.
 . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
 
diff --git a/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in b/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in
index 2d5bab9105..048903847a 100644
--- a/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in
+++ b/initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager.in
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@ NETWORKMANAGER_BIN=${sbindir}/NetworkManager
 # Sanity checks.
 [ -x $NETWORKMANAGER_BIN ] || exit 0
 
-# We need /sbin/ip
-[ -x /sbin/ip ] || exit 0
-
 PIDFILE=/var/run/NetworkManager.pid
 
 nm_start()