diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
index 4692b509c..d9d8f3482 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-dey-core.bb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2022 Digi International.
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2023 Digi International.
 #
 SUMMARY = "Core packagegroup for DEY image"
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ SYSVINIT_SCRIPTS = " \
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = "\
     base-files \
     base-passwd \
+    bootcount \
     connectcore-demo-example \
     ${CLOUDCONNECTOR_PKG} \
     dualboot \
diff --git a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dualboot/dualboot/dualboot-init b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dualboot/dualboot/dualboot-init
index 63dc75ba0..e30cbc617 100644
--- a/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dualboot/dualboot/dualboot-init
+++ b/meta-digi-dey/recipes-digi/dualboot/dualboot/dualboot-init
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ dualboot_init () {
 			fw_setenv active_system "${MTD_BOOT_PART}"
 		fi
 	fi
-
-	ISUPGRADING="$(fw_printenv -n upgrade_available 2>/dev/null)"
-
-	if [ "$ISUPGRADING" = "1" ]; then
-		BOOTCOUNT="$(fw_printenv -n bootcount 2>/dev/null)"
-		if [ "${BOOTCOUNT}" -lt 3 ]; then
-			fw_setenv upgrade_available
-			fw_setenv bootcount 0
-		fi
-	fi
 }
 
 case "$1" in