diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 766867dc..a2a7c7b5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 dracut-008
 ==========
+- removed --ignore-kernel-modules option (no longer necessary)
 
 dracut-007
 ==========
diff --git a/dracut b/dracut
index 9c1223a8..303d8176 100755
--- a/dracut
+++ b/dracut
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ Creates initial ramdisk images for preloading modules
                         firmwares, separated by :
   --kernel-only         Only install kernel drivers and firmware files
   --no-kernel           Do not install kernel drivers and firmware files
-  --ignore-kernel-modules
-                        Don't try to load modules. It automatically implies
-                         '--no-kernel'. It's assumed that everything needed
-                         is built into kernel.
   --strip               Strip binaries in the initramfs
   --nostrip             Do not strip binaries in the initramfs (default)
   --mdadmconf           Include local /etc/mdadm.conf
@@ -147,10 +143,6 @@ while (($# > 0)); do
             type pigz > /dev/null 2>&1 && compress="pigz -9" || \
                 compress="gzip -9"
             fi;;
-        --ignore-kernel-modules) kernel_only="no"; no_kernel="yes"
-            ignore_kmodules="yes"
-            omit_dracutmodules_l+=\ kernel-modules
-            ;;
         --list-modules)
             do_list="yes";
             ;;
@@ -304,7 +296,7 @@ chmod 755 "$initdir"
 
 export initdir hookdirs dracutbasedir dracutmodules drivers \
     fw_dir drivers_dir debug beverbose no_kernel kernel_only \
-    add_drivers mdadmconf lvmconf filesystems ignore_kmodules \
+    add_drivers mdadmconf lvmconf filesystems \
     use_fstab libdir usrlibdir
 
 if [[ $kernel_only != yes ]]; then
diff --git a/dracut.8.xml b/dracut.8.xml
index a27c6e92..0931f48f 100644
--- a/dracut.8.xml
+++ b/dracut.8.xml
@@ -202,15 +202,6 @@ include in the generic initramfs. This parameter can be specified multiple times
             <para>do not install kernel drivers and firmware files</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
-        <varlistentry>
-          <term>
-            <option>--ignore-kernel-modules</option>
-          </term>
-          <listitem>
-            <para>don&apos;t try to load modules; it automatically implies <option>--no-kernel</option>; it&apos;s
-assumed that everything needed is built into kernel</para>
-          </listitem>
-        </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>
           <term>
             <option>--mdadmconf</option>
diff --git a/modules.d/99base/install b/modules.d/99base/install
index 6fac8515..aa897e8b 100755
--- a/modules.d/99base/install
+++ b/modules.d/99base/install
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 # -*- mode: shell-script; indent-tabs-mode: nil; sh-basic-offset: 4; -*-
 # ex: ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 et filetype=sh
 
-dracut_install mount mknod mkdir pidof sleep chroot sed ls flock cp mv dmesg \
-    rm ln mkfifo less 
-if [[ ${ignore_kmodules} = yes ]]; then
-    inst /bin/true
-    ln -s /bin/true "${initdir}"/sbin/modprobe
-    ln -s /bin/true "${initdir}"/sbin/rmmod
-else
-    dracut_install modprobe rmmod
-fi
+dracut_install mount mknod mkdir modprobe pidof sleep chroot \
+    sed ls flock cp mv dmesg rm ln rmmod mkfifo less 
 if [ ! -e "${initdir}/bin/sh" ]; then
     dracut_install bash
     (ln -s bash "${initdir}/bin/sh" || :)
@@ -33,4 +26,3 @@ inst "$moddir/dracut-lib.sh" "/lib/dracut-lib.sh"
 inst_hook cmdline 10 "$moddir/parse-root-opts.sh"
 inst_hook cmdline 20 "$moddir/parse-blacklist.sh"
 mkdir -p "${initdir}/var/run"
-