diff --git a/contrib/debian/finit.conf b/contrib/debian/finit.conf
index 5c49f133..2a790e80 100644
--- a/contrib/debian/finit.conf
+++ b/contrib/debian/finit.conf
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ service [3] /usr/bin/xdm -nodaemon
 
 # Run old-style start scripts from this directory.  Very similar to how
 # SysV init works: 01first, 02second, etc. see run-parsts(8) for details
-runparts /etc/start.d
+#runparts /etc/start.d
 #          |-- S03keyboard-setup
 #          |-- S17kbd
 #           `- S18console-setup
diff --git a/contrib/debian/start.d/S03keyboard-setup b/contrib/debian/start.d/S03keyboard-setup
deleted file mode 120000
index 356b56fc..00000000
--- a/contrib/debian/start.d/S03keyboard-setup
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../init.d/keyboard-setup
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/start.d/S17kbd b/contrib/debian/start.d/S17kbd
deleted file mode 120000
index 6bfd1b7c..00000000
--- a/contrib/debian/start.d/S17kbd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../init.d/kbd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contrib/debian/start.d/S18console-setup b/contrib/debian/start.d/S18console-setup
deleted file mode 120000
index 28637afd..00000000
--- a/contrib/debian/start.d/S18console-setup
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../init.d/console-setup
\ No newline at end of file