diff --git a/rdma-core.spec b/rdma-core.spec
index c05b477..3959d4f 100644
--- a/rdma-core.spec
+++ b/rdma-core.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BuildRequires: systemd
 BuildRequires: systemd-devel
 BuildRequires: python
 
-Requires: dracut, kmod, systemd, initscripts
+Requires: dracut, kmod, systemd
 # Red Hat/Fedora previously shipped redhat/ as a stand-alone
 # package called 'rdma', which we're supplanting here.
 Provides: rdma = %{version}-%{release}
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/rdma
 # Red Hat specific glue
 %global dracutlibdir %{_prefix}/lib/dracut
 %global sysmodprobedir %{_prefix}/lib/modprobe.d
-mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/network-scripts
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_libexecdir}
 mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_udevrulesdir}
@@ -286,8 +285,6 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{sysmodprobedir}
 install -D -m0644 redhat/rdma.conf %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/rdma/rdma.conf
 install -D -m0644 redhat/rdma.sriov-vfs %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/rdma/sriov-vfs
 install -D -m0644 redhat/rdma.mlx4.conf %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/rdma/mlx4.conf
-install -D -m0755 redhat/rdma.ifup-ib %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ib
-install -D -m0755 redhat/rdma.ifdown-ib %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-ib
 install -D -m0644 redhat/rdma.service %{buildroot}%{_unitdir}/rdma.service
 install -D -m0755 redhat/rdma.modules-setup.sh %{buildroot}%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/05rdma/module-setup.sh
 install -D -m0644 redhat/rdma.udev-rules %{buildroot}%{_udevrulesdir}/98-rdma.rules
@@ -355,7 +352,6 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}/%{_sbindir}/srp_daemon.sh
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/udev/rules.d/*
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/mlx4.conf
 %config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/modprobe.d/truescale.conf
-%{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/network-scripts/*
 %{_unitdir}/rdma-hw.target
 %{_unitdir}/rdma-load-modules@.service
 %{_unitdir}/rdma.service