diff --git a/templates/dhcpcd/INSTALL b/templates/dhcpcd/INSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index 0883f23d5c8..00000000000
--- a/templates/dhcpcd/INSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This script registers the dhcpcd service into the
-# 'default' 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 ${PKGNAME}; then
-		echo "Registering ${PKGNAME} OpenRC service..."
-		sbin/rc-update add ${PKGNAME} default
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit $?
-		sbin/rc-update -u
-	fi
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/templates/dhcpcd/REMOVE b/templates/dhcpcd/REMOVE
deleted file mode 100644
index 3274e3af889..00000000000
--- a/templates/dhcpcd/REMOVE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This script unregisters the dhcpcd service from the
-# 'default' runlevel, as required by OpenRC.
-#
-
-case "${ACTION}" in
-pre)
-	[ ! -x sbin/rc-update ] && exit 0
-	[ ! -x sbin/rc-service ] && exit 0
-
-	if sbin/rc-service -e ${PKGNAME}; then
-		echo "Unregistering ${PKGNAME} OpenRC service..."
-		sbin/rc-update del ${PKGNAME} default
-		[ $? -ne 0 ] && exit $?
-		sbin/rc-update -u
-	fi
-	;;
-post)
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/templates/dhcpcd/template b/templates/dhcpcd/template
index 266aac71cff..b02bacf451b 100644
--- a/templates/dhcpcd/template
+++ b/templates/dhcpcd/template
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ long_desc="
  configuration."
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
+Add_dependency run OpenRC
 
 conf_files="/etc/dhcpcd.conf"
+openrc_services="dhcpcd default"
+triggers="openrc-service"
 
 pre_configure()
 {