diff --git a/el/rtpengine-recording.init b/el/rtpengine-recording.init
deleted file mode 100644
index bd0539c4e..000000000
--- a/el/rtpengine-recording.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,93 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# rtpengine-recording		Startup script for NGCP rtpengine-recording
-#
-# chkconfig: 345 84 16
-# description: NGCP rtpengine-recording
-#
-# processname: rtpengine-recording
-# config: /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine-recording
-# pidfile: /run/rtpengine-recording.pid
-#
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides: rtpengine
-# Required-Start: $local_fs $network
-# Short-Description: NGCP rtpengine-recording
-# Description: NGCP rtpengine-recording 
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Source function library.
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091
-. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
-
-if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine-recording ]
-then
-        # shellcheck source=./rtpengine-recording.sysconfig
-        . /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine-recording
-else
-	echo "Error: /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine-recording not present" >&2
-	exit 6
-fi
-
-prog=rtpengine-recording
-runfile=/usr/bin/${prog}
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/run/rtpengine-recording.pid}
-lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/rtpengine-recording}
-
-RETVAL=0
-OPTS=""
-
-[ -z "$CONFIG_FILE" ] || OPTS+=" --config-file=$CONFIG_FILE"
-[ -z "$PIDFILE" ] || OPTS+=" --pidfile=$PIDFILE"
-
-start() {
-        echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
-	if [[ -n "$RE_USER" ]]
-	then
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2086
-		daemon --user "$RE_USER" --pidfile="${pidfile}" "$runfile" $OPTS
-	else
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2086
-		daemon --pidfile="${pidfile}" "$runfile" $OPTS
-	fi
-        RETVAL=$?
-        echo
-        [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch "${lockfile}"
-        return $RETVAL
-}
-
-stop() {
-	echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
-	killproc -p "${pidfile}" "$runfile"
-	RETVAL=$?
-	[ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f "${lockfile}" "${pidfile}"
-}
-
-# See how we were called.
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-	start
-	;;
-  stop)
-	stop
-	;;
-  status)
-        status -p "${pidfile}" "$runfile"
-	RETVAL=$?
-	;;
-  restart)
-	stop
-	start
-	;;
-  condrestart|try-restart)
-	if status -p "${pidfile}" "$runfile" >&/dev/null; then
-		stop
-		start
-	fi
-	;;
-  *)
-	echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|condrestart|try-restart|status}"
-	RETVAL=2
-esac
-
-exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/el/rtpengine.init b/el/rtpengine.init
deleted file mode 100644
index 4033f7a9d..000000000
--- a/el/rtpengine.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,178 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# rtpengine		Startup script for NGCP rtpengine
-#
-# chkconfig: 345 84 16
-# description: NGCP rtpengine
-#
-# processname: rtpengine
-# config: /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine
-# pidfile: /run/rtpengine.pid
-#
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides: rtpengine
-# Required-Start: $local_fs $network
-# Short-Description: NGCP rtpengine
-# Description: NGCP rtpengine 
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Source function library.
-# shellcheck disable=SC1091
-. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
-
-# defaults
-
-if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine ]
-then
-        # shellcheck source=./rtpengine.sysconfig
-        . /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine
-else
-	echo "Error: /etc/sysconfig/rtpengine not present" >&2
-	exit 6
-fi
-
-rtpengine=/usr/bin/rtpengine
-prog=rtpengine
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/run/rtpengine.pid}
-lockfile=${LOCKFILE-/var/lock/subsys/rtpengine}
-cachefile=/var/lib/ngcp-rtpengine/rtpengine.cfg
-TABLE=$(/usr/sbin/rtpengine-get-table --config-file="${CONFIG_FILE-/etc/rtpengine/rtpengine.conf}")
-PIDFILE=${pidfile}
-RETVAL=0
-OPTS=""
-
-build_opts() {
-        # kernel table
-	MODULE=0
-	# the variable from the config is the source of truth
-	if [[ -n "$TABLE" ]];then
-		if [[ $TABLE -ge 0 ]];then
-			MODULE=1
-		fi
-	fi
-
-	# options
-	[[ "$FORK" == "no" ]] && OPTS+=" --foreground"
-	[ -z "$CONFIG_FILE" ] || OPTS+=" --config-file=$CONFIG_FILE"
-	[ -z "$CONFIG_SECTION" ] || OPTS+=" --config-section=$CONFIG_SECTION"
-	[ -z "$PIDFILE" ] || OPTS+=" --pidfile=$PIDFILE"
-}
-
-start() {
-	build_opts
-	if [[ $MODULE == 1 ]];then
-		echo "Loading module for in-kernel packet forwarding"
-		rmmod nft_rtpengine 2> /dev/null
-		if [[ -n "$SET_USER" ]];then
-			if [[ -n "$SET_GROUP" ]];then
-				proc_gid="$(grep "^$SET_GROUP:" /etc/group | cut -f3 -d:)"
-			else
-				proc_gid="$(id "$SET_USER" -g)"
-			fi
-			modprobe nft_rtpengine proc_uid="$(id "$SET_USER" -u)" proc_gid="$proc_gid"
-		else
-			modprobe nft_rtpengine
-		fi
-		if firewall-cmd --state 2>/dev/null ; then
-			# Using firewalld
-			# Need to check if the INPUT_prefilter chain is present (permanently)
-			if ! firewall-cmd --permanent --direct --query-chain ipv4 filter INPUT_prefilter > /dev/null; then
-				firewall-cmd --permanent --direct --add-chain ipv4 filter INPUT_prefilter
-				firewall-cmd --permanent --direct --passthrough ipv4 -t filter -I INPUT -j INPUT_prefilter
-				firewall-cmd --reload
-			fi
-				
-			firewall-cmd --direct --add-chain ipv4 filter rtpengine
-			firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv4 filter INPUT_prefilter 0 -j rtpengine
-			firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv4 filter rtpengine 0 -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE"
-			firewall-cmd --direct --add-rule ipv6 filter rtpengine 0 -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE"
-  			firewall-cmd --reload
-		else
-			for fw in iptables ip6tables;do
-				# We insert the rtpengine rule at the top of the input chain
-				if ! $fw -t filter -C INPUT -j rtpengine 2> /dev/null; then
-					$fw -N rtpengine
-					$fw -t filter -I INPUT -j rtpengine
-				fi
-				if ! $fw -I rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE" 2> /dev/null; then
-					$fw -I rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$TABLE"
-				fi
-			done
-		fi
-
-		cat <<EOF > "$cachefile"
-CUR_TABLE=$TABLE
-EOF
-	fi
-        echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
-	if [[ -n "$SET_USER" ]];then
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2086
-		daemon --user "$SET_USER" --pidfile="${pidfile}" "$rtpengine" $OPTS
-	else
-		# shellcheck disable=SC2086
-		daemon --pidfile="${pidfile}" "$rtpengine" $OPTS
-	fi
-        RETVAL=$?
-        echo
-        [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && touch "${lockfile}"
-        return $RETVAL
-}
-
-stop() {
-	echo -n $"Stopping $prog: "
-	killproc -p "${pidfile}" "$rtpengine"
-	RETVAL=$?
-	echo
-	if [ -f "$cachefile" ];then
-		# shellcheck disable=SC1090
-		. "$cachefile"
-		echo "Unloading module for in-kernel packet forwarding"
-		echo "del $TABLE" > /proc/rtpengine/control
-		if firewall-cmd --state 2>/dev/null; then
-			firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rules ipv4 filter rtpengine
-			firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rules ipv6 filter rtpengine
-			firewall-cmd --direct --remove-rule ipv4 filter INPUT_prefilter 0 -j rtpengine
-			firewall-cmd --direct --remove-chain ipv4 filter rtpengine
-			firewall-cmd --reload
-		else
-			for fw in iptables ip6tables;do
-				$fw -D rtpengine -p udp -j RTPENGINE --id "$CUR_TABLE"
-				$fw -t filter -D INPUT -j rtpengine
-				$fw -X rtpengine
-			done
-		fi
-		rmmod nft_rtpengine
-		rm -f "$cachefile"
-	fi
- 
-	[ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f "${lockfile}" "${pidfile}"
-}
-
-# See how we were called.
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-	start
-	;;
-  stop)
-	stop
-	;;
-  status)
-        status -p "${pidfile}" "$rtpengine"
-	RETVAL=$?
-	;;
-  restart)
-	stop
-	start
-	;;
-  condrestart|try-restart)
-	if status -p "${pidfile}" "$rtpengine" >&/dev/null; then
-		stop
-		start
-	fi
-	;;
-  *)
-	echo $"Usage: $prog {start|stop|restart|condrestart|try-restart|status}"
-	RETVAL=2
-esac
-
-exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/el/rtpengine.spec b/el/rtpengine.spec
index 66f0aeef3..b4ed86747 100644
--- a/el/rtpengine.spec
+++ b/el/rtpengine.spec
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Source0:	https://github.com/sipwise/rtpengine/archive/refs/tags/mr%{version}.tar
 Conflicts:	%{name}-kernel < %{version}-%{release}
 
 %global with_transcoding 1
-%{?_unitdir:%define has_systemd_dirs 1}
 
 %if 0%{?openEuler} >= 1
 %define redhat_rpm_config openEuler-rpm-config
@@ -37,9 +36,7 @@ BuildRequires: gcc make pkgconfig %{redhat_rpm_config}
 BuildRequires:	glib2-devel libcurl-devel openssl-devel
 BuildRequires: pcre2-devel
 BuildRequires:	zlib-devel hiredis-devel
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
 BuildRequires:  systemd-devel
-%endif
 BuildRequires:	libpcap-devel libevent-devel json-glib-devel
 BuildRequires:	mosquitto-devel
 BuildRequires:	gperf perl-IPC-Cmd
@@ -171,21 +168,11 @@ RTPENGINE_VERSION="\"%{version}-%{release}\"" make DESTDIR=%{buildroot} with_tra
 %endif
 
 ## Install the init.d script and configuration file
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
 install -D -p -m644 el/%{binname}.service \
 	%{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/%{binname}.service
-%else
-install -D -p -m755 el/%{binname}.init \
-	%{buildroot}%{_initrddir}/%{name}
-%endif
 %if 0%{?with_transcoding} > 0
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
 install -D -p -m644 el/%{binname}-recording.service \
 	%{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/%{binname}-recording.service
-%else
-install -D -p -m755 el/%{binname}-recording.init \
-	%{buildroot}%{_initrddir}/%{name}-recording
-%endif
 %endif
 install -D -p -m644 el/%{binname}.sysconfig \
 	%{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{binname}
@@ -235,11 +222,7 @@ getent passwd %{name} >/dev/null || /usr/sbin/useradd -r -g %{name} \
 
 %post
 if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
   systemctl daemon-reload
-%else
-  /sbin/chkconfig --add %{name} || :
-%endif
 fi
 
 
@@ -276,14 +259,8 @@ true
 
 %preun
 if [ $1 = 0 ] ; then
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
   systemctl stop %{binname}.service
   systemctl disable %{binname}.service
-
-%else
-  /sbin/service %{name} stop >/dev/null 2>&1
-  /sbin/chkconfig --del %{name}
-%endif
 fi
 
 %preun dkms
@@ -299,11 +276,7 @@ true
 %{_bindir}/%{binname}-ctl
 # CLI table helper
 # init.d script and configuration file
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
 %{_unitdir}/%{binname}.service
-%else
-%{_initrddir}/%{name}
-%endif
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{binname}
 # default config
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/%{binname}/%{binname}.conf
@@ -335,11 +308,7 @@ true
 # Recording daemon
 %{_bindir}/%{binname}-recording
 # Init script
-%if 0%{?has_systemd_dirs}
 %{_unitdir}/%{binname}-recording.service
-%else
-%{_initrddir}/%{name}-recording
-%endif
 # Sysconfig
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/%{binname}-recording
 # Default config