diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a73f705..4da5c3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ pck_catalogs := $(wildcard po/*.po)
 pck_plugins := $(wildcard postplug.d/*)
 pck_sysconfig := $(wildcard sysconfig/*)
 pck_defs := postplug/postplug-defs
-pck_initscript = postplug/postplug-initscript
 pck_logrotate = postplug/postplug-logrotate
 pck_postplug = postplug/postplug
 pck_scripts := $(wildcard scripts/*)
@@ -70,11 +69,9 @@ install-defs: $(pck_defs)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(postplugdefsdir)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $^ $(DESTDIR)$(postplugdefsdir)/$(PACKAGE).defs
 
-install-initscript: $(pck_initscript)
+install-initscript:
 	@echo "installing initscript...";\
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(systemdunitdir)
-	$(INSTALL_SCRIPT) $^ $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$(PACKAGE)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) postplug/postplug-service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdunitdir)/postplug.service
 
 install-logrotate: $(pck_logrotate)
@@ -131,7 +128,6 @@ uninstall:
 	done
 	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(postplugdir)
 	-rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(postplugrcdir)
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(initrddir)/$(PACKAGE)
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(systemdunitdir)/postplug.service
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(localesdir)/*/LC_MESSAGES/$(PACKAGE).mo
 
diff --git a/postplug/postplug-initscript b/postplug/postplug-initscript
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d979b6..0000000
--- a/postplug/postplug-initscript
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# postplug      This shell script enables the automatic startup of postplug
-# Author:       Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@qilinux.it>
-# chkconfig:    345 70 01
-# description:  Enable boot time execution of postplug
-
-PROGNAME=/sbin/postplug
-
-# source function library
-. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
-TEXTDOMAIN=postplug
-TEXTDOMAINDIR=/usr/share/locale/
-
-start() {
-   #echo -n "Starting $PROGNAME configuration tool: "
-   $PROGNAME
-   #echo
-}
-
-stop() {
-   #echo -n "Stopping $PROGNAME configuration tool: "
-   # currently does nothing
-   #success
-   #(/bin/rm -f /var/lock/subsys/yum && success) || failure
-   #echo
-   :
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-     [ -e /bin/plymouth ] && plymouth message --text=$"Configuring system..."
-     start
-     [ -e /bin/plymouth ] && plymouth message --text=$"Configuring system...done"
-  ;;
-  stop)
-     stop
-  ;;
-  restart)
-     stop
-     start
-  ;;
-  *)
-     echo "*** Usage: $PROGNAME {start|stop|restart}"
-     exit 1
-esac
-
-exit 0