diff --git a/build/lustre-kernel-2.4.spec.in b/build/lustre-kernel-2.4.spec.in
index 14779166c1b2668aa0286ac132aecb35b8da3847..8cef7d4c9f28bbc814ea9d913b4d3e8828f0bea1 100644
--- a/build/lustre-kernel-2.4.spec.in
+++ b/build/lustre-kernel-2.4.spec.in
@@ -849,12 +849,6 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %endif
 
 %post -n lustre-lite-utils
-if [ ! -e /dev/obd ]; then
-   mknod /dev/obd c 10 241
-fi
-if [ ! -e /dev/lnet ]; then
-   mknod /dev/lnet c 10 240
-fi
 if [ -f /etc/init.d/lustre ] ; then
 	/sbin/chkconfig --add lustre
 	/sbin/chkconfig --add lustrefs
diff --git a/build/lustre.spec.in b/build/lustre.spec.in
index 4b13804a5d8b0a777b43887b9eae4ae2ebacbd1b..583c8953eade7029d323f1362a05a24973b98f2f 100644
--- a/build/lustre.spec.in
+++ b/build/lustre.spec.in
@@ -162,12 +162,6 @@ fi
 rm -f %{_libdir}/lustre/python/Lustre/*.pyc
 
 %post modules
-if [ ! -e /dev/obd ]; then
-   mknod /dev/obd c 10 241
-fi
-if [ ! -e /dev/lnet ]; then
-   mknod /dev/lnet c 10 240
-fi
 if [ -f /boot/System.map-%{kversion} ]; then
 	depmod -ae -F /boot/System.map-%{kversion} %{kversion} || exit 0
 else