diff --git a/reactos/base/setup/setup/setup.c b/reactos/base/setup/setup/setup.c
index 8f9db9b6278..4db7fc46a92 100644
--- a/reactos/base/setup/setup/setup.c
+++ b/reactos/base/setup/setup/setup.c
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ RunNewSetup (HINSTANCE hInstance)
   HMODULE hDll;
   PINSTALL_REACTOS InstallReactOS;
 
-  /* some dlls (loaded by syssetup) need a valid user profile */
-  InitializeProfiles();
-
   hDll = LoadLibrary (TEXT("syssetup"));
   if (hDll == NULL)
     {