diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0c9b0d1..e84aa80 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ SYSCONFDIR=/etc
 
 APT_GET:=$(shell which apt-get)
 DNF_OR_YUM:=$(shell which dnf || which yum)
-INITCTL:=$(shell which initctl)
 SYSTEMCTL:=$(shell which systemctl)
 TAYGA:=$(shell which tayga)
 
@@ -16,8 +15,6 @@ install:
 	# Install systemd service file if applicable for this system
 	if test -x "$(SYSTEMCTL)" && test -d "$(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/systemd/system"; then install -m0644 scripts/clatd.systemd $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/systemd/system/clatd.service && $(SYSTEMCTL) daemon-reload; fi
 	if test -e "$(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/systemd/system/clatd.service" && test ! -e "$(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/clatd.service"; then $(SYSTEMCTL) enable clatd.service; fi
-	# Install upstart service file if applicable for this system
-	if test -x "$(INITCTL)" && test -d "$(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/init"; then install -m0644 scripts/clatd.upstart $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/init/clatd.conf; fi
 	# Install NetworkManager dispatcher script if applicable
 	if test -d $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d; then install -m0755 scripts/clatd.networkmanager $(DESTDIR)$(SYSCONFDIR)/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/50-clatd; fi
 
diff --git a/README.pod b/README.pod
index fa436ca..7af905f 100644
--- a/README.pod
+++ b/README.pod
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ configuration file. Refer to the section B<CONFIGURATION> below for more info.
 =head1 INVOCATION
 
 B<clatd> is meant to be run under a daemonising control process such as
-systemd, upstart, or similar. It is further meant to be (re)started whenever a
+systemd or similar. It is further meant to be (re)started whenever a
 network interface goes up/down as this might mean a change in the PLAT
 availability or which prefixes/addresses needs to be used for the CLAT to work.
 It may also be run directly from the command line. It will run until killed
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ of B<clatd> and its dependencies:
 
 =back
 
-This will install B<clatd> to /usr/sbin, plus install systemd, upstart, and/or
+This will install B<clatd> to /usr/sbin, plus install systemd, and/or
 NetworkManager scripts if your distribution appears to be using them, and
 install all the dependencies. Note that TAYGA isn't available in all RPM-based
 distros (in particular RHEL and its clones). It is however available in EPEL
diff --git a/scripts/clatd.networkmanager b/scripts/clatd.networkmanager
index c16ef2e..5086ced 100644
--- a/scripts/clatd.networkmanager
+++ b/scripts/clatd.networkmanager
@@ -29,8 +29,3 @@
 if which systemctl &> /dev/null; then
   systemctl --no-block restart clatd.service
 fi
-
-# upstart-based distros
-if test -x /sbin/initctl; then
-  /sbin/initctl restart clatd
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/clatd.upstart b/scripts/clatd.upstart
deleted file mode 100644
index 761875f..0000000
--- a/scripts/clatd.upstart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-#
-# clatd service file for upstart
-#
-# Install it to:  /etc/init/clatd.conf
-# Start it with:  initctl start clatd
-# 
-# Written by Tore Anderson <tore@fud.no>
-#
-
-description "464XLAT CLAT daemon"
-author "Tore Anderson <tore@fud.no>"
-
-start on net-device-up
-stop on runlevel [!2345]
-
-exec /usr/sbin/clatd