diff --git a/system/skeleton/etc/group b/system/skeleton/etc/group
index c1dc11f860..ba20e90079 100644
--- a/system/skeleton/etc/group
+++ b/system/skeleton/etc/group
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@ plugdev:x:46:
 staff:x:50:
 lock:x:54:
 netdev:x:82:
-ftp:x:83:
 nogroup:x:99:
 users:x:100:
diff --git a/system/skeleton/etc/passwd b/system/skeleton/etc/passwd
index 3a803415c6..883265ad6f 100644
--- a/system/skeleton/etc/passwd
+++ b/system/skeleton/etc/passwd
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ sync:x:4:100:sync:/bin:/bin/sync
 mail:x:8:8:mail:/var/spool/mail:/bin/false
 www-data:x:33:33:www-data:/var/www:/bin/false
 operator:x:37:37:Operator:/var:/bin/false
-ftp:x:83:83:ftp:/home/ftp:/bin/false
 nobody:x:99:99:nobody:/home:/bin/false
diff --git a/system/skeleton/home/ftp/.empty b/system/skeleton/home/ftp/.empty
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000