diff --git a/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.rc b/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 73c94d20421..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/udev/files/udev.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-#
-# OpenRC service for udev(7).
-
-command=/sbin/udevd
-command_args="--daemon"
-name="udev daemon"
-
-depend()
-{
-	provide dev
-	need sysfs
-	before checkfs fsck
-	keyword novserver
-}
-
-start()
-{
-	[ ! -d /run/udev ] && mkdir -p /run/udev
-
-	ebegin "Starting udev and waiting for uevents"
-	${command} ${command_args} && \
-		udevadm trigger --action=add && udevadm settle
-	eend $?
-}
-
-stop()
-{
-	ebegin "Stopping udev daemon"
-	udevadm control --exit
-	eend $?
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/udev/template b/srcpkgs/udev/template
index ffc7375aedc..07e04209cbb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/udev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/udev/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'udev'
 pkgname=udev
 version=173
-revision=1
+revision=2
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-${version}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/sbin --without-selinux --libexecdir=/lib/udev
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ long_desc="
  udev is a daemon which dynamically creates and removes device nodes from
  /dev/, handles hotplug events and loads drivers at boot time."
 
-openrc_services="udev sysinit true"
+systemd_services="udev.service"
 conf_files="/etc/udev/udev.conf"
 subpackages="libudev libudev-devel"
 
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ post_install()
 	# Install some additional rules.
 	install -m644 rules/misc/* ${DESTDIR}/lib/udev/rules.d
 
-	# Install the OpenRC service
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/udev.rc 755 etc/init.d udev
-
         # Install the initramfs-tools hook/scripts.
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/udev.initramfs-hook 755 \
 		usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks udev