diff --git a/Makefile.PL b/Makefile.PL
index ae96f78847..274e2b269b 100644
--- a/Makefile.PL
+++ b/Makefile.PL
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ push @{ $pl_files->{'rewrite-config.PL'} }, (
 );
 push @{ $pl_files->{'rewrite-config.PL'} }, (
     'blib/SCRIPT_DIR/koha-zebra-ctl.sh',
-    'blib/SCRIPT_DIR/koha-index-daemon-ctl.sh',
 );
 $config{'ZEBRA_AUTH_CFG'} = 'zebra-authorities-dom.cfg';
 $config{'ZEBRA_BIB_CFG'}  = 'zebra-biblios-dom.cfg';
diff --git a/misc/bin/koha-index-daemon-ctl.sh b/misc/bin/koha-index-daemon-ctl.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b974b570a8..0000000000
--- a/misc/bin/koha-index-daemon-ctl.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# This file is part of Koha.
-#
-# Koha is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# Koha is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Koha; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses>.
-
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          koha-index-daemon-$DBNAME
-# Required-Start:    $local_fs $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $syslog
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# X-Interactive:     false
-# Short-Description: Start/stop koha-index-daemon for $DBNAME
-### END INIT INFO
-
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-USER=__KOHA_USER__
-GROUP=__KOHA_GROUP__
-DBNAME=__DB_NAME__
-NAME=koha-index-daemon-$DBNAME
-LOGDIR=__LOG_DIR__
-PERL5LIB="__PERL5LIB_DIRS__"
-KOHA_CONF=__KOHA_CONF_DIR__/koha-conf.xml
-ERRLOG=$LOGDIR/koha-index-daemon.err
-STDOUT=$LOGDIR/koha-index-daemon.log
-OUTPUT=$LOGDIR/koha-index-daemon-output.log
-
-export KOHA_CONF
-export PERL5LIB
-
-INDEXDAEMON="koha-index-daemon"
-INDEXDAEMON_OPTS="--timeout 30 --conf $KOHA_CONF \
-                  --directory /var/tmp/koha-index-daemon-$DBNAME"
-
-DAEMONOPTS="--name=$NAME \
-            --errlog=$ERRLOG \
-            --stdout=$STDOUT \
-            --output=$OUTPUT \
-            --verbose=1 --respawn --delay=30"
-
-USER="--user=$USER.$GROUP"
-
-
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-      log_daemon_msg "Starting Koha indexing daemon ($DBNAME)"
-      if daemon $DAEMONOPTS $USER -- $INDEXDAEMON $INDEXDAEMON_OPTS; then
-        log_end_msg 0
-      else
-        log_end_msg 1
-      fi
-      ;;
-    stop)
-      log_daemon_msg "Stopping Koha indexing daemon ($DBNAME)"
-      if daemon $DAEMONOPTS $USER --stop -- $INDEXDAEMON $INDEXDAEMON_OPTS; then
-        log_end_msg 0
-      else
-        log_end_msg 1
-      fi
-      ;;
-    restart)
-      log_daemon_msg "Restarting the Koha indexing daemon ($DBNAME)"
-      if daemon $DAEMONOPTS $USER --restart -- $INDEXDAEMON $INDEXDAEMON_OPTS; then
-        log_end_msg 0
-      else
-        log_end_msg 1
-      fi
-      ;;
-    *)
-      log_success_msg "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart}"
-      exit 1
-      ;;
-esac