diff --git a/iscsi-scst/Makefile b/iscsi-scst/Makefile
index 29532c64d..83adbde32 100644
--- a/iscsi-scst/Makefile
+++ b/iscsi-scst/Makefile
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@ include/iscsi_scst_itf_ver.h: include/iscsi_scst.h
 install: all
 	@install -vD -m 755 usr/iscsi-scstd $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/iscsi-scstd
 	@install -vD -m 755 usr/iscsi-scst-adm $(DESTDIR)$(SBINDIR)/iscsi-scst-adm
-	if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then \
-		install -vD -m 755 etc/initd/initd.debian $(DESTDIR)$(INITDIR)/iscsi-scst; \
-	elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then \
-		install -vD -m 755 etc/initd/initd.redhat $(DESTDIR)$(INITDIR)/iscsi-scst; \
-	elif [ -f /etc/gentoo-release ]; then \
-		install -vD -m 755 etc/initd/initd.gentoo $(DESTDIR)$(INITDIR)/iscsi-scst; \
-	elif [ -f /etc/slackware-version ]; then \
-		install -vD -m 755 etc/initd/initd $(DESTDIR)$(RCDIR)/iscsi-scst; \
-	else \
-		install -vD -m 755 etc/initd/initd $(DESTDIR)$(INITDIR)/iscsi-scst; \
-	fi
 	@eval `sed -n 's/#define UTS_RELEASE /KERNELRELEASE=/p' $(KDIR)/include/linux/version.h $(KDIR)/include/linux/utsrelease.h 2>/dev/null`; \
 	install -vD -m 644 kernel/iscsi-scst.ko \
 	$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KVER)/extra/iscsi-scst.ko
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd b/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd
deleted file mode 100644
index 9126fcb20..000000000
--- a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Start the iSCSI-SCST Target.
-#
-
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
-MEM_SIZE=1048576
-SCST_CMD=/usr/local/sbin/scstadmin
-SCST_CFG=/etc/scst.conf
-
-# Additional modules to load/unload
-ADD_MODULES="scst_vdisk scst"
-
-configure_memsize()
-{
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
-    fi
-}
-
-start_server()
-{
-#	configure_memsize
-
-	modprobe -q crc32c 2>/dev/null
-	modprobe -q crc32c-intel 2>/dev/null
-	modprobe iscsi-scst || { exit $? ; }
-	for module in ${ADD_MODULES}; do
-		modprobe ${module} || { exit 1 ; }
-	done
-
-	/usr/local/sbin/iscsi-scstd
-
-	$SCST_CMD -config $SCST_CFG || { exit $? ; }
-}
-
-stop_server()
-{
-	killall iscsi-scstd
-	rmmod -w iscsi-scst || { exit $? ; }
-	rmmod ${ADD_MODULES} || { exit $? ; }
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-	start)
-		start_server
-		;;
-	stop)
-		stop_server
-		;;
-	restart)
-		stop_server
-		start_server
-		;;
-	*)
-		echo "Usage: {start|stop}" >&2
-		exit 1
-		;;
-esac
-
-exit $?
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.debian b/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.debian
deleted file mode 100644
index aae3efecf..000000000
--- a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.debian
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# chkconfig: - 39 35
-# description: Starts and stops the iSCSI target
-# debianized start-stop script
-
-PID_FILE=/var/run/iscsi-scstd.pid
-CONFIG_FILE=/etc/iscsi-scstd.conf
-DAEMON=/usr/local/sbin/iscsi-scstd
-
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
-
-# Don't touch this "memsize thingy" unless you are blessed
-# with knowledge about it.
-MEM_SIZE=1048576
-
-ADD_MODULES="scst_vdisk scst"
-
-configure_memsize()
-{
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
-    fi
-}
-
-RETVAL=0
-
-iscsi_scstd_start()
-{
-	echo -n "Starting iSCSI-SCST target service: "
-#	configure_memsize
-	modprobe -q crc32c 2>/dev/null
-	modprobe -q crc32c-intel 2>/dev/null
-	modprobe iscsi-scst
-	for m in $ADD_MODULES; do
-		modprobe $m
-	done
-	start-stop-daemon --start --exec $DAEMON --quiet
-	/usr/local/sbin/scstadmin -config /etc/scst.conf
-	RETVAL=$?
-	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
-	    echo "succeeded."
-	else
-	    echo "failed."
-	    rmmod iscsi-scst
-	fi
-}
-
-iscsi_scstd_stop()
-{
-	echo -n "Stopping iSCSI-SCST target service: "
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --exec $DAEMON --pidfile $PID_FILE
-	RETVAL=$?
-	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
-	    echo "succeeded."
-	else
-	    echo "failed."
-	fi
-	# ugly, but pid file is not removed by iscsi-scstd
-	rm -f $PID_FILE
-
-	echo -n "Removing iSCSI-SCST target modules: "
-	if [ -e /sys/module/iscsi_scst ]; then
-		rmmod -w iscsi-scst
-	fi
-	RETVAL=$?
-	for m in $ADD_MODULES; do
-		if [ -e /sys/module/$m ]; then
-			rmmod -w $m
-		fi
-		RETVAL=$?
-	done
-	modprobe -r crc32c 2>/dev/null
-	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
-	    echo "succeeded."
-	else
-	    echo "failed."
-	    exit 1
-	fi
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-        iscsi_scstd_start
-        ;;
-  stop)
-        iscsi_scstd_stop
-        ;;
-  restart)
-        iscsi_scstd_stop
-	sleep 1
-	iscsi_scstd_start
-        ;;
-  status)
-	PID=`pidof iscsi-scstd`
-	if [ $PID ]; then
-		echo "iSCSI-SCST target is running at pid $PID"
-	else
-		echo "no iSCSI-SCST target found!"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-        ;;
-  *)
-        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status|dump}"
-        exit 1
-esac
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.gentoo b/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.gentoo
deleted file mode 100644
index c5e9f714a..000000000
--- a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.gentoo
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-#
-# System startup script for the SCST iSCSI functionality.
-#
-# Customized for gentoo linux by Scott Bowe.
-#
-# Note: on most Linux distributions /bin/sh is a soft link to /bin/bash, while
-# on a default Ubuntu setup /bin/sh is a soft link to /bin/dash !
-
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
-MEM_SIZE=1048576
-
-depend()
-{
-        use net
-        need scst
-}
-
-configure_memsize()
-{
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
-    fi
-}
-
-start_server()
-{
-#        configure_memsize
-        modprobe -q crc32c 2>/dev/null
-        modprobe -q crc32c-intel 2>/dev/null
-        modprobe iscsi-scst
-        /usr/local/sbin/iscsi-scstd
-        /usr/local/sbin/scstadmin -config /etc/scst.conf
-}
-
-stop_server()
-{
-        killall iscsi-scstd
-        rmmod -w iscsi-scst
-}
-
-start()
-{
-        ebegin "Starting iscsi"
-        start_server
-        eend 0
-}
-
-stop()
-{
-        ebegin "Stopping iscsi"
-        stop_server
-        eend 0
-}
diff --git a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.redhat b/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.redhat
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a1ed5399..000000000
--- a/iscsi-scst/etc/initd/initd.redhat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,144 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# chkconfig: - 39 35
-# description: Starts and stops the iSCSI target
-#
-# pidfile: /var/run/iscsi-scstd.pid
-# config:  /etc/iscsi-scstd.conf
-
-# Source function library.
-if [ -f /etc/init.d/functions ] ; then
-  . /etc/init.d/functions
-elif [ -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ] ; then
-  . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
-else
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
-MEM_SIZE=1048576
-SCST_CMD=/usr/local/sbin/scstadmin
-SCST_CFG=/etc/scst.conf
-
-# Additional modules to load/unload
-ADD_MODULES="scst_vdisk scst"
-
-configure_memsize()
-{
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_max
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/wmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default ]; then
-        echo ${MEM_SIZE} > /proc/sys/net/core/rmem_default
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_mem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e  /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_rmem
-    fi
-
-    if [ -e /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem ]; then
-        echo "${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE} ${MEM_SIZE}" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_wmem
-    fi
-}
-
-RETVAL=0
-
-start()
-{
-	echo -n "Starting iSCSI target service: "
-#	configure_memsize
-	modprobe -q crc32c 2>/dev/null
-	modprobe -q crc32c-intel 2>/dev/null
-	modprobe iscsi-scst
-	for module in ${ADD_MODULES}; do
-		modprobe ${module}
-	done
-	daemon /usr/local/sbin/iscsi-scstd
-	# -d 0xFFFF
-	/usr/local/sbin/scstadmin -config /etc/scst.conf
-	RETVAL=$?
-	echo
-	return $RETVAL
-}
-
-stop()
-{
-	echo -n "Stopping iSCSI target service: "
-	killall iscsi-scstd
-	rmmod -w iscsi-scst
-	RETVAL=$?
-	modprobe -r crc32c 2>/dev/null
-	for m in ${ADD_MODULES}; do
-		if [ -e /sys/module/$m ]; then
-			rmmod $m
-		fi
-	done
-	if [ $RETVAL -eq 0 ]; then
-		echo_success
-	else
-		echo_failure
-	fi
-	echo
-	return $RETVAL
-}
-
-restart()
-{
-        stop
-        start
-}
-
-condrestart()
-{
-	PID=`pidofproc iscsi-scstd`
-	if [ $PID ]; then
-        	restart
-	fi
-}
-
-status()
-{
-	PID=`pidofproc iscsi-scstd`
-	if [ ! $PID ]; then
-		echo "iSCSI target stopped"
-		exit 1
-	else
-		echo "iscsi-scstd (pid $PID) is running..."
-	fi
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-        start
-        ;;
-  stop)
-        stop
-        ;;
-  restart)
-        restart
-        ;;
-  condrestart)
-        condrestart
-        ;;
-  status)
-        status
-        ;;
-  *)
-        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
-        exit 1
-esac
-
-exit $?