diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index fbdf573e..20191438 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ if WANT_GUI
 endif
 
 if WANT_DAEMON
-  DAEMON = scripts daemon
+  DAEMON = daemon
 endif
 
 if WANT_NETNS
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ all: change-files
 .PHONY: change-files
 change-files:
 	$(call change-files,gui/core-gui)
-	$(call change-files,scripts/core-daemon.service)
-	$(call change-files,scripts/core-daemon)
 	$(call change-files,daemon/core/constants.py)
 	$(call change-files,netns/setup.py)
 	$(call change-files,daemon/setup.py)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 02102760..10d30c20 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -208,22 +208,12 @@ if [test "x$want_python" = "xyes" && test "x$enable_docs" = "xyes"] ; then
   AS_IF([$PYTHON -c "import sphinx_rtd_theme" &> /dev/null], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([doc dependency missing, please install python3 -m pip install sphinx-rtd-theme])])
 fi
 
-AC_ARG_WITH([startup],
-	    [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-startup=option],
-		[option=systemd,suse,none to install systemd/SUSE init scripts])],
-	    [with_startup=$with_startup],
-	    [with_startup=initd])
-AC_SUBST(with_startup)
-AC_MSG_RESULT([using startup option $with_startup])
-
 # Variable substitutions
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_GUI, test x$enable_gui = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_DAEMON, test x$enable_daemon = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_DOCS, test x$want_docs = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_PYTHON, test x$want_python = xyes)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_NETNS, test x$want_linux_netns = xyes)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_INITD, test x$with_startup = xinitd)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_SYSTEMD, test x$with_startup = xsystemd)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(WANT_VNODEDONLY, test x$enable_vnodedonly = xyes)
 
 if test $cross_compiling = no; then
@@ -237,7 +227,6 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 		gui/version.tcl
 		gui/Makefile
 		gui/icons/Makefile
-		scripts/Makefile
 		man/Makefile
 		docs/Makefile
 		daemon/Makefile
@@ -267,9 +256,6 @@ Daemon:
   Daemon path:                ${bindir}
   Daemon config:              ${CORE_CONF_DIR}
   Python:                     ${PYTHON}
-  Logs:                       ${CORE_STATE_DIR}/log
-
-Startup:                      ${with_startup}
 
 Features to build:
   Build GUI:                  ${enable_gui}
diff --git a/scripts/.gitignore b/scripts/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 86129f95..00000000
--- a/scripts/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-core-daemon
-core-daemon.service
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.am b/scripts/Makefile.am
deleted file mode 100644
index abdef40d..00000000
--- a/scripts/Makefile.am
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# CORE
-# (c)2011-2013 the Boeing Company.
-# See the LICENSE file included in this distribution.
-#
-# author: Jeff Ahrenholz  <jeffrey.m.ahrenholz@boeing.com>
-#
-# Makefile for installing scripts.
-#
-
-CLEANFILES	= core-daemon
-
-DISTCLEANFILES	= Makefile.in core-daemon.service core-daemon
-
-EXTRA_DIST	= core-daemon.in core-daemon.service.in
-
-SUBDIRS		= 
-
-# install startup scripts based on --with-startup=option configure option
-# init.d (default), systemd
-if WANT_INITD
-startupdir	= /etc/init.d
-startup_SCRIPTS	= core-daemon
-endif
-if WANT_SYSTEMD
-startupdir	= /usr/lib/systemd/system
-startup_SCRIPTS	= core-daemon.service
-endif
-
-# remove extra scripts and their directories if they are empty
-uninstall-hook:
-	rmdir -p $(startupdir) || true
diff --git a/scripts/core-daemon.in b/scripts/core-daemon.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a988f0f..00000000
--- a/scripts/core-daemon.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          core-daemon
-# Required-Start:    $network $remote_fs
-# Required-Stop:     $network $remote_fs
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: Start the core-daemon CORE daemon at boot time
-# Description:       Starts and stops the core-daemon CORE daemon used to
-#                    provide network emulation services for the CORE GUI
-#                    or scripts.
-### END INIT INFO
-#
-# chkconfig: 35 90 03
-# description: Starts and stops the CORE daemon \
-#	       used to provide network emulation services.
-#
-# config:  /etc/core/
-
-NAME=`basename $0`
-PIDFILE="@CORE_STATE_DIR@/run/$NAME.pid"
-LOG="@CORE_STATE_DIR@/log/$NAME.log"
-CMD="@bindir@/$NAME"
-
-get_pid() {
-	cat "$PIDFILE"
-}
-
-is_alive() {
-	[ -f "$PIDFILE" ] && ps -p `get_pid` > /dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-corestart() {
-	if is_alive; then
-		echo "$NAME already started"
-	else
-		echo "starting $NAME"
-		$CMD 2>&1 >> "$LOG" &
-	fi
-
-	echo $! > "$PIDFILE"
-	if ! is_alive; then
-		echo "unable to start $NAME, see $LOG"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-}
-
-corestop() {
-	if is_alive; then
-		echo -n "stopping $NAME.."
-		kill `get_pid`
-		for i in 1 2 3 4 5; do
-			sleep 1
-			if ! is_alive; then
-				break
-			fi
-			echo -n "."
-		done
-		echo
-
-		if is_alive; then
-			echo "not stopped; may still be shutting down"
-			exit 1
-		else
-			echo "stopped"
-			if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]; then
-				rm -f "$PIDFILE"
-			fi
-		fi
-	else
-		echo "$NAME not running"
-	fi
-}
-
-corerestart() {
-	corestop
-	corestart
-}
-
-corestatus() {
-	if is_alive; then
-		echo "$NAME is running"
-	else
-		echo "$NAME is stopped"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-}
-
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-  	corestart
-	;;
-  stop)
-  	corestop
-	;;
-  restart)
-  	corerestart
-	;;
-  force-reload)
-        corerestart
-        ;;
-  status)
-  	corestatus
-	;;
-  *)
-	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
-	exit 1
-esac
-
-exit $?
-
diff --git a/scripts/core-daemon.service.in b/scripts/core-daemon.service.in
deleted file mode 100644
index cd53cfad..00000000
--- a/scripts/core-daemon.service.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Common Open Research Emulator Service
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=@bindir@/core-daemon
-TasksMax=infinity
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target