diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
index 2321a309a5..dc208c4ce0 100755
--- a/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
+++ b/package/network/config/netifd/files/etc/init.d/network
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ stop_service() {
 	sleep 1
 }
 
-service_running() {
-	ubus -t 30 wait_for network.interface
-	/sbin/wifi reload_legacy
-}
-
 validate_atm_bridge_section()
 {
 	uci_validate_section network "atm-bridge" "${1}" \
diff --git a/package/network/services/lldpd/files/lldpd.init b/package/network/services/lldpd/files/lldpd.init
index bc429de484..9fb3a82559 100644
--- a/package/network/services/lldpd/files/lldpd.init
+++ b/package/network/services/lldpd/files/lldpd.init
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_close_instance
 }
 
-service_running() {
-	pgrep -x /usr/sbin/lldpd &> /dev/null
-}
-
 reload_service() {
 	running || return 1
 	$LLDPCLI -u $LLDPSOCKET &> /dev/null <<-EOF
diff --git a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
index 77ebcbe6cb..447133c67a 100755
--- a/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
+++ b/package/system/rpcd/files/rpcd.init
@@ -18,7 +18,3 @@ start_service() {
 reload_service() {
 	procd_send_signal rpcd
 }
-
-service_running() {
-	procd_running rpcd
-}
diff --git a/package/system/ubox/files/log.init b/package/system/ubox/files/log.init
index ba9c124c8b..250f805b44 100644
--- a/package/system/ubox/files/log.init
+++ b/package/system/ubox/files/log.init
@@ -96,7 +96,3 @@ start_service()
 	config_foreach validate_log_section system start_service_file
 	config_foreach validate_log_section system start_service_remote
 }
-
-service_running() {
-	procd_running log
-}