diff --git a/salt/modules/freebsd_sysctl.py b/salt/modules/freebsd_sysctl.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/modules/freebsd_sysctl.py
+++ b/salt/modules/freebsd_sysctl.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ import salt.utils
 from salt.exceptions import CommandExecutionError
 
 
-__outputter__ = {
-    'assign': 'txt',
-    'get': 'txt',
-}
+def __virtual__():
+    '''
+    Only run on Linux systems
+    '''
+    return 'sysctl' if __grains__['os'] == 'FreeBSD' else False
 
 
 def _formatfor(name, value, config, tail=''):
@@ -20,13 +21,6 @@ def _formatfor(name, value, config, tail=''):
         return '{0}={1}{2}'.format(name, value, tail)
 
 
-def __virtual__():
-    '''
-    Only run on Linux systems
-    '''
-    return 'sysctl' if __grains__['os'] == 'FreeBSD' else False
-
-
 def show():
     '''
     Return a list of sysctl parameters for this minion
Move virtual up to the top of freebsd_sysctl