diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/need b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/need
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d84bbeee7..0000000000
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/need
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# need binary that doesnt do anything, supplied for simpleinit
-# vs sysvinit compatibility for the supplied startup scripts
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/provide b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/provide
deleted file mode 100644
index c90cf3537b..0000000000
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit/provide
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# provide binary that doesnt do anything, supplied for simpleinit
-# vs sysvinit compatibility for the supplied startup scripts
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb
index ac915b7ed6..97ecc51c4d 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/sysvinit/sysvinit_2.88dsf.bb
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ SRC_URI = "http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases-noredirect/sysvinit/sysvini
            file://install.patch \
            file://crypt-lib.patch \
            file://pidof-add-m-option.patch \
-           file://need \
-           file://provide \
            file://rcS-default \
            file://rc \
            file://rcS \