diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9515dc80d..8a0ad558f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
 	tools \
 	policy \
 	data \
-	initscript \
 	test \
 	po \
 	man \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 35ff8c6a8..095fc40f2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -795,24 +795,14 @@ tools/Makefile
 cli/Makefile
 cli/src/Makefile
 test/Makefile
-initscript/Makefile
-initscript/RedHat/Makefile
 initscript/RedHat/NetworkManager
-initscript/Gentoo/Makefile
 initscript/Gentoo/NetworkManager
-initscript/Debian/Makefile
 initscript/Debian/NetworkManager
-initscript/Slackware/Makefile
 initscript/Slackware/rc.networkmanager
-initscript/SUSE/Makefile
 initscript/SUSE/networkmanager
-initscript/Arch/Makefile
 initscript/Arch/networkmanager
-initscript/paldo/Makefile
 initscript/paldo/NetworkManager
-initscript/Mandriva/Makefile
 initscript/Mandriva/networkmanager
-initscript/linexa/Makefile
 initscript/linexa/networkmanager
 introspection/Makefile
 introspection/all.xml
diff --git a/initscript/Arch/Makefile.am b/initscript/Arch/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d434326..000000000
--- a/initscript/Arch/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = networkmanager
diff --git a/initscript/Debian/Makefile.am b/initscript/Debian/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index a73564525..000000000
--- a/initscript/Debian/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = NetworkManager
diff --git a/initscript/Gentoo/Makefile.am b/initscript/Gentoo/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index a73564525..000000000
--- a/initscript/Gentoo/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = NetworkManager
diff --git a/initscript/Makefile.am b/initscript/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 65555e3ef..000000000
--- a/initscript/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-SUBDIRS = 
-if TARGET_REDHAT
-SUBDIRS += RedHat
-endif
-if TARGET_GENTOO
-SUBDIRS += Gentoo
-endif
-if TARGET_DEBIAN
-SUBDIRS += Debian
-endif
-if TARGET_SLACKWARE
-SUBDIRS += Slackware
-endif
-if TARGET_SUSE
-SUBDIRS += SUSE
-endif
-if TARGET_ARCH
-SUBDIRS += Arch
-endif
-if TARGET_PALDO
-SUBDIRS += paldo
-endif
-if TARGET_MANDRIVA
-SUBDIRS += Mandriva
-endif
-if TARGET_LINEXA
-SUBDIRS += linexa
-endif
diff --git a/initscript/Mandriva/Makefile.am b/initscript/Mandriva/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index bdc990851..000000000
--- a/initscript/Mandriva/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d/init.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = networkmanager
-
diff --git a/initscript/RedHat/Makefile.am b/initscript/RedHat/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 62f5cf332..000000000
--- a/initscript/RedHat/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-if !HAVE_SYSTEMD
-
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d/init.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = NetworkManager
-
-endif
diff --git a/initscript/SUSE/Makefile.am b/initscript/SUSE/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 4938e3e1d..000000000
--- a/initscript/SUSE/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Nowadays, NetworkManager support is built-in to the SUSE networking
-# subsystem, therefore a SUSE machine does not want these scripts.  Uncomment
-# this if you actually want external initscripts, such as SUSE 10.0 or earlier.
-#initddir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
-#initd_SCRIPTS = networkmanager
diff --git a/initscript/Slackware/Makefile.am b/initscript/Slackware/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 254bb7ad5..000000000
--- a/initscript/Slackware/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = rc.networkmanager
-
diff --git a/initscript/linexa/Makefile.am b/initscript/linexa/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index bdc990851..000000000
--- a/initscript/linexa/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/rc.d/init.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = networkmanager
-
diff --git a/initscript/paldo/Makefile.am b/initscript/paldo/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c1b1964d..000000000
--- a/initscript/paldo/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-initddir = $(sysconfdir)/init.d
-initd_SCRIPTS = NetworkManager
-