diff --git a/packages/sysutils/acpid/init.d.old/25_acpi b/packages/sysutils/acpid/init.d.old/25_acpi
deleted file mode 100755
index 619669007a..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/acpid/init.d.old/25_acpi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# start the ACPI daemon subsystem
-#
-# runlevels: geexbox, debug, configure
-
-echo "### Starting ACPI daemon subsystem ###"
-acpid 2>&1 > /dev/null
-
-exit 0