diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6caa608e..89053caf 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ SM_LIBS += cbtutil
 SM_LIBS += sr_health_check
 
 UDEV_RULES = 65-multipath 55-xs-mpath-scsidev 57-usb 58-xapi
-MPATH_DAEMON = sm-multipath
 MPATH_CONF = multipath.conf
 MPATH_CUSTOM_CONF = custom.conf
 SMLOG_CONF = SMlog
@@ -143,8 +142,6 @@ install: precheck
 	  $(SM_STAGING)/$(MPATH_CONF_DIR)
 	install -m 644 multipath/$(MPATH_CUSTOM_CONF) \
 	  $(SM_STAGING)/$(MPATH_CUSTOM_CONF_DIR)
-	install -m 755 multipath/sm-multipath \
-	  $(SM_STAGING)/$(INIT_DIR)
 	install -m 755 multipath/multipath-root-setup \
 	  $(SM_STAGING)/$(SM_DEST)
 	install -m 644 etc/logrotate.d/$(SMLOG_CONF) \
diff --git a/mk/sm.spec.in b/mk/sm.spec.in
index 83358da7..7d101d0f 100755
--- a/mk/sm.spec.in
+++ b/mk/sm.spec.in
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ make -C misc/fairlock
 make install DESTDIR="%{buildroot}"
 make -C misc/fairlock install DESTDIR="%{buildroot}"
 
-%pre
-# Remove sm-multipath on install or upgrade, to ensure it goes
-[ ! -x /sbin/chkconfig ] || chkconfig --del sm-multipath || :
-
 %post
 %systemd_post make-dummy-sr.service
 %systemd_post mpcount.service
@@ -88,8 +84,6 @@ update-alternatives --install /etc/multipath.conf multipath.conf /etc/multipath.
 %systemd_preun storage-init.service
 %systemd_preun usb-scan.socket
 %systemd_preun mpathcount.socket
-# Remove sm-multipath on upgrade or uninstall, to ensure it goes
-[ ! -x /sbin/chkconfig ] || chkconfig --del sm-multipath || :
 # only remove in case of erase (but not at upgrade)
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
     update-alternatives --remove multipath.conf /etc/multipath.xenserver/multipath.conf
@@ -203,7 +197,6 @@ tests/run_python_unittests.sh
 %dir /opt/xensource/sm/plugins
 /opt/xensource/sm/plugins/__init__.py*
 /sbin/mpathutil
-/etc/rc.d/init.d/sm-multipath
 %{_unitdir}/make-dummy-sr.service
 %{_unitdir}/xs-sm.service
 %{_unitdir}/sm-mpath-root.service
diff --git a/multipath/sm-multipath b/multipath/sm-multipath
deleted file mode 100755
index 4f4d1997..00000000
--- a/multipath/sm-multipath
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# sm-multipath	 Support function for multipath in SM
-#
-# chkconfig: 2345 16 77
-# description: Create proper symlinks in /dev/ if root is multipathed
-
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides: sm-multipath
-# Required-Start:
-# Required-Stop:
-# Default-Start:
-# Default-Stop:
-# Short-Description: Support function for multipath in SM
-# Description: Create proper symlinks in /dev/ if
-#         root is multipathed
-### END INIT INFO
-
-DAEMON=/usr/sbin/multipathd
-MP_UTIL=/usr/sbin/mpathconf
-prog=sm-multipath
-initdir=/etc/rc.d/init.d
-
-. $initdir/functions
-
-RETVAL=0
-
-#
-# See how we were called.
-#
-
-#
-# This block of functions is taken from dracut
-#
-find_block_device() {
-    local rootdev blkdev fs type opts misc
-    while read blkdev fs type opts misc; do
-        [[ $blkdev = rootfs ]] && continue # skip rootfs entry
-        [[ $fs = $1 ]] && { rootdev=$blkdev; break; } # we have a winner!
-    done < /proc/mounts
-    [[ -b $rootdev ]] || return 1 # oops, not a block device.
-    # get major/minor for the device
-    ls -nLl "$rootdev" | \
-        (read x x x x maj min x; maj=${maj//,/}; echo $maj:$min)
-}
-
-find_root_block_device() { find_block_device /; }
-
-find_root_wwid() {
-    local rootdev blkdev fs type opts misc
-    while read blkdev fs type opts misc; do
-        [[ $blkdev = rootfs ]] && continue # skip rootfs entry
-        [[ $fs = '/' ]] && { rootdev=$blkdev; break; } # we have a winner!
-    done < /proc/mounts
-    [[ -b $rootdev ]] || return 1 # oops, not a block device.
-    /usr/lib/udev/scsi_id -g $rootdev
-}
-
-is_mpath() {
-    [ -e /sys/dev/block/$1/dm/uuid ] || return 1
-    # we modified the matching pattern: ^mpath did not work
-    [[ $(cat /sys/dev/block/$1/dm/uuid) =~ mpath- ]] && return 0
-    return 1
-}
-
-#
-# End of block
-
-
-start() {
-	# We want to be sure multipathd is running with modules
-	$MP_UTIL --enable --with_module y
-	echo -n $"Multipath check for root device: "
-	success
-
-	# Create an mpInuse symlink for the root device if that is multipath.
-	ROOT_PART=$(find_root_block_device)
-	if is_mpath $ROOT_PART; then
-		ROOT_PART_MINOR=${ROOT_PART#[[:digit:]]*:}
-		ROOT_PART_SLAVE=$(/bin/ls /sys/block/dm-$ROOT_PART_MINOR/slaves)
-		ROOT_DISK_MINOR=${ROOT_PART_SLAVE#dm-}
-		MPATH_NODES="$(dmsetup ls --target multipath --exec ls)"
-		for n in $MPATH_NODES ; do
-			# stat %T returns value in hex, convert to decimal before comparing
-			NODE_MINOR="$((0x$(stat -L --format=%T $n)))"
-			if [ "$ROOT_DISK_MINOR" = "$NODE_MINOR" ] ; then
-				mkdir -p /dev/disk/mpInuse
-				ln -sf $n /dev/disk/mpInuse
-			fi
-		done
-	fi
-
-	echo
-}
-
-generate-bfs() {
-
-	# We want to be sure multipathd is running with modules
-	$MP_UTIL --enable --with_module y
-
-	echo -n $"generate-bfs"
-
-	# Ensure its wwid is not blacklisted
-	WWID=$(find_root_wwid)
-	/usr/sbin/multipath -a $WWID
-
-	mkdir -p /dev/disk/mpInuse
-	ln -sf $WWID /dev/disk/mpInuse
-
-	# Block to handle FCoE
-	if [ -n "$1" -a "$1" = "fcoe" ]; then
-		cat <<EndOfBlock >> /etc/multipath.conf
-# Added during installation for FCoE
-multipaths {
-	multipath {
-		wwid "${WWID}"
-		no_path_retry "queue"
-	}
-}
-EndOfBlock
-	fi
-	# End FCoE block
-
-	echo
-	success
-}
-
-stop() {
-	echo -n $"Stopping $prog daemon: "
-	success
-	echo
-}
-
-restart() {
-	stop
-	start
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-start)
-	start
-	;;
-stop)
-	stop
-	;;
-restart)
-	restart
-	;;
-generate-bfs)
-	generate-bfs
-	;;
-generate-fcoe)
-	generate-bfs fcoe
-	;;
-*)
-	echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart|reload}"
-	RETVAL=2
-esac
-
-exit $RETVAL