diff --git a/net/bpfcountd/files/etc/init.d/bpfcountd b/net/bpfcountd/files/etc/init.d/bpfcountd
index 1639da720..2db2a4bac 100755
--- a/net/bpfcountd/files/etc/init.d/bpfcountd
+++ b/net/bpfcountd/files/etc/init.d/bpfcountd
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ UNIXSOCKDIR=/var/run/bpfcountd
 
 bpfcountd_start() {
 	local cfg="$1"
-	local namespace="$2"
 	local disabled
 
 	local ifname
@@ -37,14 +36,12 @@ bpfcountd_start() {
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	[ -z "$namespace" ] && namespace="bpfcountd"
-
-	procd_open_instance "$namespace.$cfg"
+	procd_open_instance "$cfg"
 
 	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/bpfcountd
 	procd_append_param command -i "$ifname"
 	procd_append_param command -f "$filterfile"
-	procd_append_param command -u $UNIXSOCKDIR/"$namespace.$cfg".sock
+	procd_append_param command -u $UNIXSOCKDIR/"$cfg".sock
 	[ -n "$prefilter" ] && procd_append_param command -F "$prefilter"
 	[ -n "$buffersize" ] && procd_append_param command -b "$buffersize"
 
@@ -56,7 +53,6 @@ bpfcountd_start() {
 
 start_service() {
 	local cfg="$1"
-	local namespace="$2"
 	local instance_found=0
 
 	. /lib/functions/network.sh
@@ -75,22 +71,19 @@ start_service() {
 
 	if [ -n "$cfg" ]; then
 		[ "$instance_found" -gt 0 ] || return
-		bpfcountd_start "$cfg" "$namespace"
+		bpfcountd_start "$cfg"
 	else
-		config_foreach bpfcountd_start bpfcountd "$namespace"
+		config_foreach bpfcountd_start bpfcountd
 	fi
 }
 
 stop_service() {
 	local cfg="$1"
-	local namespace="$2"
-
-	[ -z "$namespace" ] && namespace="bpfcountd"
 
 	if [ -n "$cfg" ]; then
-		rm $UNIXSOCKDIR/$namespace.$cfg.sock
+		rm $UNIXSOCKDIR/$cfg.sock
 	else
-		rm $UNIXSOCKDIR/$namespace.*.sock
+		rm $UNIXSOCKDIR/*.sock
 	fi
 }