diff --git a/tests/p_dovecot/0-install_dovecot.sh b/tests/p_dovecot/0-install_dovecot.sh
index f1b566b..d8dadcf 100755
--- a/tests/p_dovecot/0-install_dovecot.sh
+++ b/tests/p_dovecot/0-install_dovecot.sh
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ t_Log "Running $0 - installation and startup of dovecot IMAP/POP3."
 t_InstallPackage nc grep
 
 t_InstallPackage dovecot
-chkconfig dovecot on
 t_ServiceControl dovecot start
diff --git a/tests/p_freeradius/0-install_freeradius.sh b/tests/p_freeradius/0-install_freeradius.sh
index 9723d84..2691b09 100755
--- a/tests/p_freeradius/0-install_freeradius.sh
+++ b/tests/p_freeradius/0-install_freeradius.sh
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ else
   t_InstallPackage freeradius2
 fi
 
-# activate at boot
-chkconfig radiusd on
 # start daemon with default settings
 if (t_GetPkgRel basesystem | grep -q el6)
 then
diff --git a/tests/p_httpd/0-install_httpd.sh b/tests/p_httpd/0-install_httpd.sh
index 649444f..b5db22e 100755
--- a/tests/p_httpd/0-install_httpd.sh
+++ b/tests/p_httpd/0-install_httpd.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ t_InstallPackage curl
 
 # HTTPD / PHP 
 t_InstallPackage httpd mod_ssl php php-mysql 
-chkconfig httpd on
 t_ServiceControl httpd restart
diff --git a/tests/p_mysql/0-install_mysqld.sh b/tests/p_mysql/0-install_mysqld.sh
index 6406ac7..8b06eae 100755
--- a/tests/p_mysql/0-install_mysqld.sh
+++ b/tests/p_mysql/0-install_mysqld.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 
 # MySQL
 t_InstallPackage mysql-server
-chkconfig mysqld on
 t_ServiceControl mysqld start >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/tests/p_net-snmp/0-install_snmpd.sh b/tests/p_net-snmp/0-install_snmpd.sh
index b1feb08..13af1ea 100755
--- a/tests/p_net-snmp/0-install_snmpd.sh
+++ b/tests/p_net-snmp/0-install_snmpd.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 # Install net-snmp
 t_InstallPackage net-snmp
 
-# activate at boot
-chkconfig snmpd on
 # start daemon with default settings
 t_ServiceControl snmpd start
 
diff --git a/tests/p_ntp/5-start-check.sh b/tests/p_ntp/5-start-check.sh
index 48090cd..3237dc2 100755
--- a/tests/p_ntp/5-start-check.sh
+++ b/tests/p_ntp/5-start-check.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Author: Steve Barnes (steve@echo.id.au)
 
 # Start NTPd services and confirm it's running.
-chkconfig ntpd on
 t_ServiceControl ntpd start
 
 NTPD_PID=$(pidof ntpd)
diff --git a/tests/p_openssh/0-install_sshd.sh b/tests/p_openssh/0-install_sshd.sh
index c8a38e7..31079dd 100755
--- a/tests/p_openssh/0-install_sshd.sh
+++ b/tests/p_openssh/0-install_sshd.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 
 # expect is needed by the test
 t_InstallPackage openssh-server openssh-clients expect
-chkconfig sshd on
 t_ServiceControl sshd start
diff --git a/tests/p_vsftpd/0-install_vsftpd.sh b/tests/p_vsftpd/0-install_vsftpd.sh
index 5af700d..091973f 100755
--- a/tests/p_vsftpd/0-install_vsftpd.sh
+++ b/tests/p_vsftpd/0-install_vsftpd.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@
 
 # vsFTPd
 t_InstallPackage vsftpd 
-chkconfig vsftpd on
 t_ServiceControl vsftpd start