diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.34.11.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.34.11.ebuild
index 83b1d927468a7..4e2ed59e45f43 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.34.11.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.34.11.ebuild
@@ -213,13 +213,11 @@ pkg_preinst() {
 
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.11.3" ; then
 		migrate_udev_mount_script
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.setup boot
 	fi
 
 	# these were added in 0.12.
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.12"; then
 		add_boot_init loopback
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.dev sysinit
 
 		# ensure existing /etc/conf.d/net is not removed
 		# undoes the hack to get around CONFIG_PROTECT in openrc-0.11.8 and earlier
diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.35.5.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.35.5.ebuild
index 820ec13085b03..9247eced8206a 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.35.5.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.35.5.ebuild
@@ -221,13 +221,11 @@ pkg_preinst() {
 
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.11.3" ; then
 		migrate_udev_mount_script
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.setup boot
 	fi
 
 	# these were added in 0.12.
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.12"; then
 		add_boot_init loopback
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.dev sysinit
 
 		# ensure existing /etc/conf.d/net is not removed
 		# undoes the hack to get around CONFIG_PROTECT in openrc-0.11.8 and earlier
diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.36.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.36.ebuild
index 18aa6cade207f..7babd0045d3bc 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.36.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.36.ebuild
@@ -214,13 +214,11 @@ pkg_preinst() {
 
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.11.3" ; then
 		migrate_udev_mount_script
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.setup boot
 	fi
 
 	# these were added in 0.12.
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.12"; then
 		add_boot_init loopback
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.dev sysinit
 
 		# ensure existing /etc/conf.d/net is not removed
 		# undoes the hack to get around CONFIG_PROTECT in openrc-0.11.8 and earlier
diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.37.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.37.ebuild
index 18aa6cade207f..7babd0045d3bc 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.37.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-0.37.ebuild
@@ -214,13 +214,11 @@ pkg_preinst() {
 
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.11.3" ; then
 		migrate_udev_mount_script
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.setup boot
 	fi
 
 	# these were added in 0.12.
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.12"; then
 		add_boot_init loopback
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.dev sysinit
 
 		# ensure existing /etc/conf.d/net is not removed
 		# undoes the hack to get around CONFIG_PROTECT in openrc-0.11.8 and earlier
diff --git a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild
index 18aa6cade207f..7babd0045d3bc 100644
--- a/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-apps/openrc/openrc-9999.ebuild
@@ -214,13 +214,11 @@ pkg_preinst() {
 
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.11.3" ; then
 		migrate_udev_mount_script
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.setup boot
 	fi
 
 	# these were added in 0.12.
 	if ! has_version ">=sys-apps/openrc-0.12"; then
 		add_boot_init loopback
-		add_boot_init tmpfiles.dev sysinit
 
 		# ensure existing /etc/conf.d/net is not removed
 		# undoes the hack to get around CONFIG_PROTECT in openrc-0.11.8 and earlier