diff --git a/REFERENCE.md b/REFERENCE.md
index 49ed9a5d..f99d9cd7 100644
--- a/REFERENCE.md
+++ b/REFERENCE.md
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ Default value: `'kafka'`
 
 Data type: `Boolean`
 
-Install the init.d or systemd service.
+Install the systemd service.
 
 Default value: `$kafka::params::manage_service`
 
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ Default value: `'kafka-consumer'`
 
 Data type: `Boolean`
 
-Install the init.d or systemd service.
+Install the systemd service.
 
 Default value: `$kafka::params::manage_service`
 
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ Default value: `'kafka-mirror'`
 
 Data type: `Boolean`
 
-Install the init.d or systemd service.
+Install the systemd service.
 
 Default value: `$kafka::params::manage_service`
 
@@ -1560,7 +1560,7 @@ Default value: `'kafka-producer'`
 
 Data type: `Boolean`
 
-Install the init.d or systemd service.
+Install systemd service.
 
 Default value: `$kafka::params::manage_service`
 
diff --git a/manifests/broker.pp b/manifests/broker.pp
index 65249f54..ffaa2ac3 100644
--- a/manifests/broker.pp
+++ b/manifests/broker.pp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #   Set the name of the service.
 #
 # @param manage_service
-#   Install the init.d or systemd service.
+#   Install the systemd service.
 #
 # @param service_ensure
 #   Set the ensure state of the service.
diff --git a/manifests/broker/service.pp b/manifests/broker/service.pp
index 36e6abc6..5879b72a 100644
--- a/manifests/broker/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/broker/service.pp
@@ -36,31 +36,14 @@
     }
     $environment = deep_merge($env_defaults, $env)
 
-    if $facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd' {
-      include systemd
+    include systemd
 
-      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0644',
-        content => template('kafka/unit.erb'),
-      }
-
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure => absent,
-      }
-
-      File["/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service"]
-      ~> Service[$service_name]
-    } else {
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0755',
-        content => template('kafka/init.erb'),
-        before  => Service[$service_name],
-      }
+    file { "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service":
+      ensure  => file,
+      mode    => '0644',
+      content => template('kafka/unit.erb'),
     }
-
-    service { $service_name:
+    ~> service { $service_name:
       ensure     => $service_ensure,
       enable     => true,
       hasstatus  => true,
diff --git a/manifests/consumer.pp b/manifests/consumer.pp
index 530ec09d..40ea6a5d 100644
--- a/manifests/consumer.pp
+++ b/manifests/consumer.pp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 #   Set the name of the service.
 #
 # @param manage_service
-#   Install the init.d or systemd service.
+#   Install the systemd service.
 #
 # @param service_ensure
 #   Set the ensure state of the service.
diff --git a/manifests/consumer/service.pp b/manifests/consumer/service.pp
index a225856c..dc454117 100644
--- a/manifests/consumer/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/consumer/service.pp
@@ -36,31 +36,14 @@
     }
     $environment = deep_merge($env_defaults, $env)
 
-    if $facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd' {
-      include systemd
+    include systemd
 
-      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0644',
-        content => template('kafka/unit.erb'),
-      }
-
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure => absent,
-      }
-
-      File["/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service"]
-      ~> Service[$service_name]
-    } else {
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0755',
-        content => template('kafka/init.erb'),
-        before  => Service[$service_name],
-      }
+    file { "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service":
+      ensure  => file,
+      mode    => '0644',
+      content => template('kafka/unit.erb'),
     }
-
-    service { $service_name:
+    ~> service { $service_name:
       ensure     => $service_ensure,
       enable     => true,
       hasstatus  => true,
diff --git a/manifests/mirror.pp b/manifests/mirror.pp
index 4e7baa4f..2a115141 100644
--- a/manifests/mirror.pp
+++ b/manifests/mirror.pp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 #   Set the name of the service.
 #
 # @param manage_service
-#   Install the init.d or systemd service.
+#   Install the systemd service.
 #
 # @param service_ensure
 #   Set the ensure state of the service.
diff --git a/manifests/mirror/service.pp b/manifests/mirror/service.pp
index 39c1c019..87e59bfe 100644
--- a/manifests/mirror/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/mirror/service.pp
@@ -33,31 +33,14 @@
     }
     $environment = deep_merge($env_defaults, $env)
 
-    if $facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd' {
-      include systemd
+    include systemd
 
-      file { "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0644',
-        content => template('kafka/unit.erb'),
-      }
-
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure => absent,
-      }
-
-      File["/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service"]
-      ~> Service[$service_name]
-    } else {
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0755',
-        content => template('kafka/init.erb'),
-        before  => Service[$service_name],
-      }
+    file { "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service":
+      ensure  => file,
+      mode    => '0644',
+      content => template('kafka/unit.erb'),
     }
-
-    service { $service_name:
+    ~> service { $service_name:
       ensure     => $service_ensure,
       enable     => true,
       hasstatus  => true,
diff --git a/manifests/producer.pp b/manifests/producer.pp
index 45f7561c..1e96478c 100644
--- a/manifests/producer.pp
+++ b/manifests/producer.pp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 #   Set the name of the service.
 #
 # @param manage_service
-#   Install the init.d or systemd service.
+#   Install systemd service.
 #
 # @param service_ensure
 #   Set the ensure state of the service.
diff --git a/manifests/producer/service.pp b/manifests/producer/service.pp
index 89f44c9a..a5ad30b4 100644
--- a/manifests/producer/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/producer/service.pp
@@ -37,16 +37,7 @@
     }
     $environment = deep_merge($env_defaults, $env)
 
-    if $facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd' {
-      fail('Console Producer is not supported on systemd, because the stdin of the process cannot be redirected')
-    } else {
-      file { "/etc/init.d/${service_name}":
-        ensure  => file,
-        mode    => '0755',
-        content => template('kafka/init.erb'),
-        before  => Service[$service_name],
-      }
-    }
+    fail('Console Producer is not supported on systemd, because the stdin of the process cannot be redirected')
 
     service { $service_name:
       ensure     => $service_ensure,
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/broker_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/broker_spec.rb
index e41311b5..6275827d 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/broker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/broker_spec.rb
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class { 'kafka::broker':
         apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
       end
 
-      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service'), if: (fact('operatingsystemmajrelease') == '7' && fact('osfamily') == 'RedHat') do
+      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service') do
         it { is_expected.to be_file }
         it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
         it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
@@ -197,17 +197,7 @@ class { 'kafka::broker':
         apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
       end
 
-      describe file('/etc/init.d/kafka'), if: (fact('service_provider') == 'upstart' && fact('osfamily') == 'Debian') do
-        it { is_expected.to be_file }
-        it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
-        it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain %r{^# Provides:\s+kafka$} }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote"' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_HEAP_OPTS="-Xmx512M -Xmx512M"' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_LOG4J_OPTS="-Dlog4j.configuration=file:/tmp/log4j.properties"' }
-      end
-
-      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service'), if: (fact('operatingsystemmajrelease') == '7' && fact('osfamily') == 'RedHat') do
+      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service') do
         it { is_expected.to be_file }
         it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
         it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/consumer_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/consumer_spec.rb
index c0950f34..490c896c 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/consumer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/consumer_spec.rb
@@ -140,16 +140,7 @@ class { 'kafka::consumer':
         apply_manifest(pp, catch_failures: true)
       end
 
-      describe file('/etc/init.d/kafka-consumer'), if: (fact('service_provider') == 'upstart' && fact('osfamily') == 'Debian') do
-        it { is_expected.to be_file }
-        it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
-        it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain %r{^# Provides:\s+kafka-consumer$} }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9993"' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_LOG4J_OPTS="-Dlog4j.configuration=file:/opt/kafka/config/log4j.properties"' }
-      end
-
-      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-consumer.service'), if: (fact('operatingsystemmajrelease') == '7' && fact('osfamily') == 'RedHat') do
+      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-consumer.service') do
         it { is_expected.to be_file }
         it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
         it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/mirror_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/mirror_spec.rb
index 4a4b3251..20848fd8 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/mirror_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/mirror_spec.rb
@@ -220,16 +220,7 @@ class { 'kafka::mirror':
         apply_manifest(pp, catch_changes: true)
       end
 
-      describe file('/etc/init.d/kafka-mirror'), if: (fact('service_provider') == 'upstart' && fact('osfamily') == 'Debian') do
-        it { is_expected.to be_file }
-        it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
-        it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain %r{^# Provides:\s+kafka-mirror$} }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_JMX_OPTS="-Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.authenticate=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.ssl=false -Dcom.sun.management.jmxremote.port=9991"' }
-        it { is_expected.to contain 'export KAFKA_LOG4J_OPTS="-Dlog4j.configuration=file:/opt/kafka/config/log4j.properties"' }
-      end
-
-      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-mirror.service'), if: (fact('operatingsystemmajrelease') == '7' && fact('osfamily') == 'RedHat') do
+      describe file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-mirror.service') do
         it { is_expected.to be_file }
         it { is_expected.to be_owned_by 'root' }
         it { is_expected.to be_grouped_into 'root' }
diff --git a/spec/classes/broker_spec.rb b/spec/classes/broker_spec.rb
index f0e2ddfb..311fce07 100644
--- a/spec/classes/broker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/broker_spec.rb
@@ -58,41 +58,26 @@
         context 'manage_service false' do
           let(:params) { super().merge(manage_service: false) }
 
-          it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka') }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service') }
           it { is_expected.not_to contain_service('kafka') }
         end
 
         context 'defaults' do
-          if os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd'
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka').with_ensure('absent') }
-            it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitNOFILE=} }
-            it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitCORE=} }
-          else
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka') }
-          end
-
+          it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitNOFILE=} }
+          it { is_expected.not_to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitCORE=} }
           it { is_expected.to contain_service('kafka') }
         end
 
         context 'limit_nofile set' do
           let(:params) { super().merge(limit_nofile: '65536') }
 
-          if os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd'
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitNOFILE=65536$} }
-          else
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka').with_content %r{ulimit -n 65536$} }
-          end
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitNOFILE=65536$} }
         end
 
         context 'limit_core set' do
           let(:params) { super().merge(limit_core: 'infinity') }
 
-          if os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd'
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitCORE=infinity$} }
-          else
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka').with_content %r{ulimit -c infinity$} }
-          end
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka.service').with_content %r{^LimitCORE=infinity$} }
         end
 
         context 'service_requires set', if: os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd' do
diff --git a/spec/classes/consumer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/consumer_spec.rb
index 2ee6959f..a602de37 100644
--- a/spec/classes/consumer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/consumer_spec.rb
@@ -51,12 +51,7 @@
 
       describe 'kafka::consumer::service' do
         context 'defaults' do
-          if os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd'
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-consumer.service') }
-          else
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka-consumer') }
-          end
-
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-consumer.service') }
           it { is_expected.to contain_service('kafka-consumer') }
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/classes/mirror_spec.rb b/spec/classes/mirror_spec.rb
index 92794be1..4ddd0de5 100644
--- a/spec/classes/mirror_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/mirror_spec.rb
@@ -48,14 +48,7 @@
 
       describe 'kafka::mirror::service' do
         context 'defaults' do
-          if os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd'
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka-mirror').with_ensure('absent') }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-mirror.service').with_content %r{/opt/kafka/config/(?=.*consumer)|(?=.*producer).propertie} }
-          else
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka-mirror') }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka-mirror').with_content %r{/opt/kafka/config/(?=.*consumer)|(?=.*producer).properties} }
-          end
-
+          it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/kafka-mirror.service').with_content %r{/opt/kafka/config/(?=.*consumer)|(?=.*producer).propertie} }
           it { is_expected.to contain_service('kafka-mirror') }
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/classes/producer_spec.rb b/spec/classes/producer_spec.rb
index 950ce791..4f204f81 100644
--- a/spec/classes/producer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/producer_spec.rb
@@ -20,35 +20,7 @@
         }
       end
 
-      if os_facts['service_provider'] == 'systemd'
-        it { is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{Console Producer is not supported on systemd, because the stdin of the process cannot be redirected}) }
-      else
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('kafka::producer::install').that_comes_before('Class[kafka::producer::config]') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('kafka::producer::config').that_comes_before('Class[kafka::producer::service]') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('kafka::producer::service').that_comes_before('Class[kafka::producer]') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_class('kafka::producer') }
-
-        describe 'kafka::producer::install' do
-          context 'defaults' do
-            it { is_expected.to contain_class('kafka') }
-          end
-        end
-
-        describe 'kafka::producer::config' do
-          context 'defaults' do
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/opt/kafka/config/producer.properties') }
-          end
-        end
-
-        describe 'kafka::producer::service' do
-          context 'defaults' do
-            it { is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/init.d/kafka-producer') }
-            it { is_expected.to contain_service('kafka-producer') }
-          end
-        end
-
-        it_validates_parameter 'mirror_url'
-      end
+      it { is_expected.to compile.and_raise_error(%r{Console Producer is not supported on systemd, because the stdin of the process cannot be redirected}) }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/init.erb b/templates/init.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cdd4314..00000000
--- a/templates/init.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Init file for Apache Kafka <%= @service_name.split(/-/)[1] and @service_name.split(/-/)[1].capitalize %>
-#
-<%- if @osfamily == 'Debian' -%>
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          <%= @service_name %>
-# Required-Start:    <%= @service_requires.join(' ') %>
-# Required-Stop:
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# X-Interactive:     true
-# Short-Description: Apache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribe messaging system
-### END INIT INFO
-<%- else -%>
-# chkconfig: 35 85 15
-# description: Apache Kafka is a distributed publish-subscribe messaging system
-# pidfile: /var/run/<%= @service_name -%>.pid
-<%- end -%>
-
-NAME=<%= @service_name %>
-<% @environment.sort.map do |k,v| -%>
-<% unless v.to_s.strip.empty? -%>
-export <%= k %>="<%= v %>"
-<% end -%>
-<% end -%>
-PID_FILE="/var/run/$NAME.pid"
-KAFKA_USER=<%= @user_name %>
-<%- case @service_name when 'kafka' -%>
-PGREP_PATTERN=kafka.Kafka
-DAEMON="<%= @bin_dir %>/kafka-server-start.sh"
-DAEMON_OPTS="<%= @config_dir %>/server.properties"
-<%- when 'kafka-consumer' -%>
-PGREP_PATTERN=kafka.tools.ConsoleConsumer
-DAEMON="<%= @bin_dir %>/kafka-console-consumer.sh"
-DAEMON_OPTS="<% @service_config.sort.each do |k,v| -%><% unless v.to_s.strip.empty? -%>--<%= k -%> '<%= v.is_a?(Array) ? v.join(',') : v %>' <% end -%><% end -%>"
-<%- when 'kafka-mirror' -%>
-PGREP_PATTERN=kafka.tools.MirrorMaker
-DAEMON="<%= @bin_dir %>/kafka-run-class.sh"
-DAEMON_OPTS="kafka.tools.MirrorMaker --consumer.config <%= @config_dir %>/consumer.properties --producer.config <%= @config_dir %>/producer.properties <% @service_config.sort.each do |k,v| -%><% unless v.to_s.strip.empty? -%>--<%= k -%> '<%= v.is_a?(Array) ? v.join(',') : v %>' <% end -%><% end -%>"
-<%- when 'kafka-producer' -%>
-PGREP_PATTERN=kafka.tools.ConsoleProducer
-DAEMON="<%= @bin_dir %>/kafka-console-producer.sh"
-DAEMON_OPTS="<% @service_config.sort.each do |k,v| -%><% unless v.to_s.strip.empty? -%>--<%= k -%> '<%= v.is_a?(Array) ? v.join(',') : v %>' <% end -%><% end -%>"
-PRODUCER_INPUT="<%= @input %>"
-<%- end -%>
-
-if [ -f /etc/default/kafka ]; then
-    . /etc/default/kafka
-fi
-
-start() {
-
-  <% if @limit_nofile -%>
-  ulimit -n <%= @limit_nofile %>
-  <% end -%>
-
-  <% if @limit_core -%>
-  ulimit -c <%= @limit_core %>
-  <% end -%>
-
-  ulimit -s 10240
-
-  if [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
-    PID=`cat "$PID_FILE"`
-    if [ `ps -p "$PID" -o pid= || echo 1` -eq `ps ax | grep -i "$PGREP_PATTERN" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}' || echo 2` ] ; then
-      echo "$PID_FILE exists, process is already running"
-      exit 0
-    fi
-    echo "$PID_FILE exists but the process is not running. Deleting $PID_FILE and re-trying"
-    rm -f -- "$PID_FILE"
-    start
-    return $?
-  fi
-
-  /bin/su "$KAFKA_USER" -c "KAFKA_JMX_OPTS=\"$KAFKA_JMX_OPTS\" $DAEMON $DAEMON_OPTS<%- if @service_name == 'kafka-producer' -%> $PRODUCER_INPUT<%- end -%> >/dev/null 2>&1 &"
-  sleep 2
-  PID=`ps ax | grep -i "$PGREP_PATTERN" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'`
-  if [ -z "$PID" ]; then
-    echo "$NAME could not be started"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "$PID" > "$PID_FILE";
-  echo "$NAME started"
-  return 0
-}
-
-stop() {
-  if ! [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
-    echo -n "$PID_FILE does not exist"
-    if PID=`ps ax | grep -i "$PGREP_PATTERN" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'` ; then
-      echo -n ", but process is running"
-      echo "$PID" > "$PID_FILE"
-    else
-      echo -n ", and process is not running"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  fi
-
-  PID=`cat $PID_FILE`
-  kill $PID;
-  rm -f -- "$PID_FILE";
-
-  # wait until the process is finished
-  RETRIES=0
-  MAX_RETRIES=10
-  while [ ! -z `ps ax | grep -i "$PGREP_PATTERN" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}'` ]; do
-    sleep 1
-    RETRIES=$((RETRIES+1))
-    if [ "$RETRIES" -ge "$MAX_RETRIES" ]; then
-      echo "$NAME service: stop tried $MAX_RETRIES times but process $PID is still running"
-      return 1
-    fi
-  done
-
-  echo "$NAME stopped"
-  return 0
-}
-
-status() {
-  if ! [ -f "$PID_FILE" ]; then
-    echo "$NAME stopped"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  PID=`cat "$PID_FILE"`
-  if ! [ `ps -p "$PID" -o pid= || echo 1` -eq `ps ax | grep -i "$PGREP_PATTERN" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $1}' || echo 2` ] ; then
-    echo "$NAME stopped but pid file exists"
-    exit 1
-  fi
-
-  echo "$NAME running with pid $PID"
-  exit 0
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  status)
-    status
-	;;
-  start)
-    echo "Starting daemon: $NAME"
-    start
-	;;
-  stop)
-    echo "Stopping daemon: $NAME"
-    stop
-	;;
-  restart)
-    echo "Restarting daemon: $NAME"
-	  stop
-    sleep 2
-    start
-	;;
-
-  *)
-	echo "Usage: "$1" {status|start|stop|restart}"
-	exit 1
-esac
-
-exit 0