diff --git a/srcpkgs/syslinux/INSTALL.msg b/srcpkgs/syslinux/INSTALL.msg
index eb2839ed0b3..8de3033d22c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syslinux/INSTALL.msg
+++ b/srcpkgs/syslinux/INSTALL.msg
@@ -4,16 +4,3 @@ Some optional packages must be installed for additional functionality:
  - gptfdisk: GPT support
  - efibootmgr: EFI support
  - dosfstools: EFI support
-
-Kernel.d scripts update the current and fallback kernel using these keywords:
-
- - LABEL void
- - LABEL voidfallback
- - LINUX (or KERNEL)
- - INITRD (or initrd)
-
-Avoid using these keywords for the MENU LABEL entry.
-
-For more information on how to setup syslinux.cfg, see:
-
-https://www.syslinux.org/wiki/?title=SYSLINUX#How_do_I_Configure_SYSLINUX.3F
diff --git a/srcpkgs/syslinux/files/kernel.d/syslinux.post-install b/srcpkgs/syslinux/files/kernel.d/syslinux.post-install
deleted file mode 100755
index 79dcf15d903..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/syslinux/files/kernel.d/syslinux.post-install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Kernel hook for SYSLINUX.
-#
-# Arguments passed to this script: $1 pkgname, $2 version.
-#
-PKGNAME="$1"
-VERSION="$2"
-CFGFILE="$ROOTDIR/boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg"
-
-LABELVOID_LINENUMBER=$(
-  grep -nwm 1 'LABEL void' "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print ($0+0)}')
-LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER=$(
-  grep -nwm 1 'LABEL voidfallback' "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print ($0+0)}')
-
-VOID_KERNEL_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOID_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -Enwm 1 'LINUX|KERNEL' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOID_LINENUMBER-1))")
-VOID_INITRD_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOID_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -nwim 1 'INITRD' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOID_LINENUMBER-1))")
-VOIDFALLBACK_KERNEL_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -Enwm 1 'LINUX|KERNEL' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER-1))")
-VOIDFALLBACK_INITRD_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -nwim 1 'INITRD' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER-1))")
-
-#only use LINUX|KERNEL line to parse old kernel version
-OLD_VERSION=$(
-  sed -n "${VOID_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}p" "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print $2}' |
-  awk 'BEGIN{FS="-"}{print $2}')
-OLD_FALLBACKVERSION=$(
-  sed -n "${VOIDFALLBACK_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}p" "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print $2}' |
-  awk 'BEGIN{FS="-"}{print $2}')
-
-if [ -f "$CFGFILE" ]; then
-  sed -i "${VOID_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}s/$OLD_VERSION/$VERSION/" "$CFGFILE"
-  sed -i "${VOID_INITRD_LINENUMBER}s/$OLD_VERSION/$VERSION/" "$CFGFILE"
-  echo "Syslinux: Updated Kernel entry to $VERSION from $OLD_VERSION"
-  sed -i "${VOIDFALLBACK_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}s/$OLD_FALLBACKVERSION\
-/$OLD_VERSION/" "$CFGFILE"
-  sed -i "${VOIDFALLBACK_INITRD_LINENUMBER}s/$OLD_FALLBACKVERSION\
-/$OLD_VERSION/" "$CFGFILE"
-  echo "Syslinux: Updated Fallback Kernel entry to $OLD_VERSION from \
-$OLD_FALLBACKVERSION"
-fi
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/syslinux/files/kernel.d/syslinux.post-remove b/srcpkgs/syslinux/files/kernel.d/syslinux.post-remove
deleted file mode 100755
index a945006951b..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/syslinux/files/kernel.d/syslinux.post-remove
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Kernel hook for SYSLINUX.
-#
-# Arguments passed to this script: $1 pkgname, $2 version.
-#
-PKGNAME="$1"
-VERSION="$2"
-CFGFILE="$ROOTDIR/boot/syslinux/syslinux.cfg"
-
-LABELVOID_LINENUMBER=$(
-  grep -nwm 1 'LABEL void' "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print ($0+0)}')
-LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER=$(
-  grep -nwm 1 'LABEL voidfallback' "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print ($0+0)}')
-
-VOID_KERNEL_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOID_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -Enwm 1 'LINUX|KERNEL' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOID_LINENUMBER-1))")
-VOID_INITRD_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOID_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -nwim 1 'INITRD' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOID_LINENUMBER-1))")
-VOIDFALLBACK_KERNEL_LINENUMBER=$(
-  tail -n +"$LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER" "$CFGFILE" |
-  grep -Enwm 1 'LINUX|KERNEL' |
-  awk '{print ($0+offset)}' offset="$((LABELVOIDFALLBACK_LINENUMBER-1))")
-
-#only use LINUX|KERNEL line to parse old kernel version
-OLD_VERSION=$(
-  sed -n "${VOID_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}p" "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print $2}' |
-  awk 'BEGIN{FS="-"}{print $2}')
-OLD_FALLBACKVERSION=$(
-  sed -n "${VOIDFALLBACK_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}p" "$CFGFILE" |
-  awk '{print $2}' |
-  awk 'BEGIN{FS="-"}{print $2}')
-
-if [ -f "$CFGFILE" ]; then
-  if [ -f "$ROOTDIR/boot/vmlinuz-$OLD_VERSION" ]; then
-  #do nothing
-  exit 0
-  else
-    sed -i "${VOID_KERNEL_LINENUMBER}s/$OLD_VERSION/$OLD_FALLBACKVERSION/" \
-    "$CFGFILE"
-    sed -i "${VOID_INITRD_LINENUMBER}s/$OLD_VERSION/$OLD_FALLBACKVERSION/" \
-    "$CFGFILE"
-    echo "Syslinux: Revert Kernel entry $OLD_VERSION to $OLD_FALLBACKVERSION"
-  fi
-fi
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/srcpkgs/syslinux/template b/srcpkgs/syslinux/template
index b7c150b2825..15cff728fdf 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syslinux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/syslinux/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'syslinux'
 pkgname=syslinux
 version=6.03
-revision=5
+revision=4
 hostmakedepends="perl python nasm"
 makedepends="gnu-efi-libs libuuid-devel"
 short_desc="A boot loader for the Linux operating system"
@@ -40,9 +40,4 @@ do_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/syslinux/com32/*.a
 	# Remove keytab-lilo to prevent conflict with LILO
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/keytab-lilo
-	# Setup kernel hooks
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/kernel.d/syslinux.post-install 750 \
-		etc/kernel.d/post-install 50-syslinux
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/kernel.d/syslinux.post-remove 750 \
-		etc/kernel.d/post-remove 50-syslinux
 }