diff --git a/templates/udev/INSTALL b/templates/udev/INSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b782c3b863..00000000000
--- a/templates/udev/INSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This script registers the udev service into the
-# 'sysinit' runlevel, as required by OpenRC.
-#
-
-case "${ACTION}" in
-pre)
-	;;
-post)
-	[ ! -x sbin/rc-update ] && exit 0
-	[ ! -x sbin/rc-service ] && exit 0
-
-	if sbin/rc-service -e udev; then
-		echo "Registering udev OpenRC service..."
-		sbin/rc-update add udev sysinit
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit $?
-		sbin/rc-update -u
-	fi
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/templates/udev/REMOVE b/templates/udev/REMOVE
deleted file mode 100644
index b0a075fa14b..00000000000
--- a/templates/udev/REMOVE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This script unregisters the udev service from the
-# 'sysinit' runlevel, as required by OpenRC.
-#
-
-case "${ACTION}" in
-pre)
-	[ ! -x sbin/rc-update ] && exit 0
-	[ ! -x sbin/rc-service ] && exit 0
-
-	if sbin/rc-service -e udev; then
-		echo "Unregistering udev OpenRC service..."
-		sbin/rc-update del udev sysinit
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit $?
-		sbin/rc-update -u
-	fi
-	;;
-post)
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/templates/udev/template b/templates/udev/template
index 72808b664f2..84883afb3cc 100644
--- a/templates/udev/template
+++ b/templates/udev/template
@@ -13,8 +13,12 @@ long_desc="
  udev is a implementation of devfs in userspace using sysfs and
  /sbin/hotplug. It requires a 2.5/2.6 kernel to run properly."
 
+openrc_services="udev sysinit"
+triggers="openrc-service"
+
 Add_dependency full glibc
 Add_dependency full procps
+Add_dependency full OpenRC
 
 post_install()
 {