diff --git a/dslmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/dsl b/dslmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/dsl
index 2cb47d38f..f9cea3635 100755
--- a/dslmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/dsl
+++ b/dslmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/dsl
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ start_service() {
 }
 
 stop_service() {
-	[ -n "$DSLMNGR" ] && service_stop $DSLMNGR
-
 	xtm_remove_devices
 	xdsl_stop
 }
@@ -45,4 +43,3 @@ reload_service() {
 service_triggers() {
         procd_add_reload_trigger dsl
 }
-
diff --git a/imonitor/files/etc/init.d/imonitor b/imonitor/files/etc/init.d/imonitor
index dad992937..c8b03d074 100755
--- a/imonitor/files/etc/init.d/imonitor
+++ b/imonitor/files/etc/init.d/imonitor
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop imonitor
-}
-
 reload_service() {
 	stop
 	start
 }
-
diff --git a/iwatchdog/files/etc/init.d/iwatchdog b/iwatchdog/files/etc/init.d/iwatchdog
index 8c4e71a0f..318893b83 100644
--- a/iwatchdog/files/etc/init.d/iwatchdog
+++ b/iwatchdog/files/etc/init.d/iwatchdog
@@ -32,8 +32,3 @@ start_service() {
     procd_set_param respawn
     procd_close_instance
 }
-
-#stop() {
-#	service_stop /sbin/iwatchdog
-#}
-
diff --git a/loop-detector/files/loop_detection.init b/loop-detector/files/loop_detection.init
index 9d6787880..8cecc57b1 100755
--- a/loop-detector/files/loop_detection.init
+++ b/loop-detector/files/loop_detection.init
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ start_service() {
 	fi
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop /sbin/loop-detector
-}
-
 service_triggers()
 {
 	procd_add_reload_trigger loop_detection
@@ -33,4 +29,3 @@ reload_service() {
 	stop
 	start
 }
-
diff --git a/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/mcast b/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/mcast
index 25f32cd8a..ab1f07d97 100755
--- a/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/mcast
+++ b/mcastmngr/files/common/etc/init.d/mcast
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ boot() {
 	start
 }
 
-stop_service() {
-	service_stop "${PROG_EXE}"
-}
-
 reload_service() {
 	stop
 	start
diff --git a/owsd/files/owsd.init b/owsd/files/owsd.init
index f621ad543..cdc27442d 100644
--- a/owsd/files/owsd.init
+++ b/owsd/files/owsd.init
@@ -404,11 +404,6 @@ start_service() {
 
 }
 
-#stop_service()
-#{
-#	service_stop ${PROG}
-#}
-
 reload_service() {
         stop
         start
diff --git a/peripheral_manager/files/etc/init.d/peripheral_manager b/peripheral_manager/files/etc/init.d/peripheral_manager
index dcefaede9..4e01288ce 100755
--- a/peripheral_manager/files/etc/init.d/peripheral_manager
+++ b/peripheral_manager/files/etc/init.d/peripheral_manager
@@ -22,6 +22,4 @@ service_running() {
 
 stop_service() {
     ubus call leds set '{"state":"alloff"}'
-    service_stop /sbin/peripheral_manager
 }
-
diff --git a/rulengd/files/etc/init.d/rulengd b/rulengd/files/etc/init.d/rulengd
index f81581cbf..41e35b12a 100755
--- a/rulengd/files/etc/init.d/rulengd
+++ b/rulengd/files/etc/init.d/rulengd
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-stop() {
-	service_stop rulengd
-}
-
 service_triggers()
 {
 	procd_add_reload_trigger ruleng
@@ -26,4 +22,3 @@ reload_service() {
 	stop
 	start
 }
-
diff --git a/xmppc/files/etc/init.d/xmppc b/xmppc/files/etc/init.d/xmppc
index d00b970ff..2f7161d3e 100755
--- a/xmppc/files/etc/init.d/xmppc
+++ b/xmppc/files/etc/init.d/xmppc
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ start_service() {
 	fi
 }
 
-boot() {
-	start
-}
-
 reload_service() {
 	logger -p crit -t "xmppc" "reloading service()"
 	stop