diff --git a/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/files/alsamixer.rc b/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/files/alsamixer.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 233cc03cfe..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/files/alsamixer.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-
-alsa_statedir=/var/lib/alsa
-
-depend()
-{
-	need localmount
-	after bootmisc modules coldplug hotplug
-}
-
-start()
-{
-	ebegin "Restoring ALSA mixer settings"
-
-	[ ! -r ${alsa_statedir}/asound.state ] && eend 0
-
-	cards="$(sed -n -e 's/ *\([[:digit:]]*\) .*/\1/p' /proc/asound/cards)"
-	for cardnum in ${cards}; do
-		alsactl -f ${alsa_statedir}/asound.state restore ${cardnum} \
-		    || ewarn "Errors while restoring defaults, ignoring"
-	done
-	eend 0
-}
-
-stop()
-{
-	ebegin "Storing ALSA mixer settings"
-
-	[ ! -d ${alsa_statedir} ] && mkdir -p ${alsa_statedir}
-
-	alsactl -f ${alsa_statedir}/asound.state store
-	eend $?
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/template b/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/template
index f1e4690214..26f5372d85 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alsa-utils/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'alsa-utils'.
 pkgname=alsa-utils
 version=1.0.24.2
-revision=2
+revision=3
 distfiles="ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/utils/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--with-systemdsystemunitdir=/lib/systemd/system"
@@ -14,10 +14,7 @@ long_desc="
  The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and MIDI
  functionality to the Linux operating system.
 
- This package includes the ALSA runtime utilities
-"
-
-openrc_services="alsamixer default true"
+ This package includes the ALSA runtime utilities."
 
 Add_dependency run alsa-lib
 Add_dependency run glibc
@@ -27,9 +24,3 @@ Add_dependency build pkg-config
 Add_dependency build alsa-lib-devel
 Add_dependency build gettext
 Add_dependency build xmlto
-
-post_install()
-{
-	# OpenRC service to save/restore mixer settings.
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/alsamixer.rc 755 etc/init.d alsamixer
-}