diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.confd b/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.confd
deleted file mode 100644
index e4364d698d5..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.confd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration file for the Apache httpd service.
-
-#
-# The default processing model (MPM) is the process-based
-# 'prefork' model. A thread-based model, 'worker', is also
-# available, but does not work with some modules (such as PHP).
-# The service must be stopped before changing this variable.
-#
-#HTTPD=/usr/sbin/httpd.worker
-
-#
-# To pass additional options (for instance, -D definitions) to the
-# httpd binary at startup, set OPTIONS here.
-#
-#OPTIONS=
diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.rc b/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index d333689ae99..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-#
-command=/usr/sbin/apachectl
-pidfile=/var/run/httpd/httpd.pid
-extra_commands="reload"
-describe="The Apache HTTP server"
-
-depend()
-{
-	need localmount
-	provide httpd
-}
-
-start()
-{
-	if [ ! -d /var/run/httpd ]; then
-		mkdir -p /var/run/httpd
-	fi
-	if [ ! -d /var/log/httpd ]; then
-		mkdir -p /var/log/httpd
-	fi
-
-	ebegin "Starting Apache HTTP server"
-	${command} start >/dev/null
-	eend $?
-}
-
-stop()
-{
-	ebegin "Stopping Apache HTTP server"
-	${command} stop >/dev/null
-	eend $?
-}
-
-restart()
-{
-	ebegin "Restarting Apache HTTP server"
-	${command} restart >/dev/null
-	eend $?
-}
-
-reload()
-{
-	ebegin "Restarting Apache gracefully"
-	${command} graceful >/dev/null
-	eend $?
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.service b/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b0387daf82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=The Apache HTTP Server
+After=syslog.target network.target remote-fs.target
+Conflicts=apache-mpm-event.target apache-mpm-worker.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/var/run/httpd/httpd.pid
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/httpd -k start
+ExecReload=/usr/sbin/httpd -t
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+ExecStop=/usr/sbin/httpd -k stop
+PrivateTmp=true
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.tmpfiles b/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.tmpfiles
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81f0ff71a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/apache/files/apache.tmpfiles
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+d	/var/log/httpd		755	root	httpd
+d	/var/run/httpd		710	root	httpd
+d	/srv/httpd		755	root	httpd
+d	/srv/httpd/cgi-bin	755	root	httpd
diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache/patches/apachectl-confd.patch b/srcpkgs/apache/patches/apachectl-confd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d0f4b699e93..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/apache/patches/apachectl-confd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- support/apachectl.in.orig	2010-03-06 18:09:11.000000000 +0100
-+++ support/apachectl.in	2010-03-06 18:12:31.000000000 +0100
-@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@
- # the URL to your server's mod_status status page.  If you do not
- # have one, then status and fullstatus will not work.
- STATUSURL="http://localhost:@PORT@/server-status"
-+
-+# Source /etc/conf.d/apache for $HTTPD setting, etc.
-+if [ -r /etc/conf.d/apache ]; then
-+    . /etc/conf.d/apache
-+fi
-+
- #
- # Set this variable to a command that increases the maximum
- # number of file descriptors allowed per child process. This is
diff --git a/srcpkgs/apache/template b/srcpkgs/apache/template
index 61e4dfeac4f..84fdcea5ec7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/apache/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/apache/template
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ configure_args="--prefix= --enable-pie --enable-modules=all
 --enable-dav --enable-info --enable-cgi --enable-cgid --enable-dav-fs
 --enable-dav-lock --enable-vhost-alias --enable-imagemap --enable-so
 --enable-rewrite --with-pcre=/usr --enable-layout=XBPS --sysconfdir=/etc/httpd"
-revision=2
+revision=3
 short_desc="The Number One HTTP Server On The Internet"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://httpd.apache.org/"
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ long_desc="
 subpackages="apache-devel"
 
 conf_files="
-/etc/conf.d/apache
 /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-autoindex.conf
 /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-dav.conf
 /etc/httpd/extra/httpd-manual.conf
@@ -51,13 +50,12 @@ conf_files="
 /etc/httpd/magic
 /etc/httpd/mime.types"
 
+systemd_services="apache.service on"
+
 system_accounts="httpd"
 httpd_descr="Apache HTTP server"
 httpd_homedir="/srv/httpd"
 
-openrc_services="apache default false"
-keep_empty_dirs=yes
-
 Add_dependency run libdb
 Add_dependency run gdbm
 Add_dependency run expat
@@ -68,26 +66,24 @@ Add_dependency build perl ">=0"
 Add_dependency build zlib-devel
 Add_dependency build libuuid-devel
 Add_dependency build pcre-devel
+Add_dependency build openssl-devel
 Add_dependency build db-devel
 Add_dependency build gdbm-devel
 Add_dependency build expat-devel
 Add_dependency build libldap-devel
-Add_dependency build openssl-devel
 Add_dependency build apr-devel
 Add_dependency build apr-util-devel
 
-pre_configure()
-{
+pre_configure() {
         # set default user
 	sed -e 's#User daemon#User httpd#' \
 	    -e 's#Group daemon#Group httpd#' \
-	    -i ${wrksrc}/docs/conf/httpd.conf.in
+	    -i docs/conf/httpd.conf.in
 
-	cat ${FILESDIR}/xbps.layout >> ${wrksrc}/config.layout
+	cat ${FILESDIR}/xbps.layout >> config.layout
 }
 
-post_install()
-{
+post_install() {
 	# Enable userdir, languages, autoindex, errors.
 	# Set a working ServerRoot, disable mod_unique_id.
 	# Set and enable ServerName to 127.0.0.1.
@@ -112,9 +108,10 @@ post_install()
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/srv/httpd/cgi-bin/printenv
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/srv/httpd/index.html
 
+	# systemd and logrotate files.
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/apache.logrotate 644 etc/logrotate.d apache
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/apache.rc 755 etc/init.d apache
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/apache.confd 644 etc/conf.d apache
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/apache.service 644 lib/systemd/system
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/apache.tmpfiles 644 usr/lib/tmpfiles.d apache.conf
 
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/httpd/original
 }