diff -Naur busybox-1.36.1/init/init.c busybox-1.36.1-signals/init/init.c
--- busybox-1.36.1/init/init.c	2023-01-03 14:14:43.000000000 +0000
+++ busybox-1.36.1-signals/init/init.c	2023-08-12 12:04:03.848733936 +0000
@@ -764,14 +764,6 @@
 
 	message(L_CONSOLE | L_LOG, "The system is going down NOW!");
 
-	/* Send signals to every process _except_ pid 1 */
-	kill(-1, SIGTERM);
-	message(L_CONSOLE, "Sent SIG%s to all processes", "TERM");
-	sync();
-	sleep1();
-
-	kill(-1, SIGKILL);
-	message(L_CONSOLE, "Sent SIG%s to all processes", "KILL");
 	sync();
 	/*sleep1(); - callers take care about making a pause */
 }