diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.postinst.debhelper b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.postinst.debhelper
deleted file mode 100644
index 888b155f4..000000000
--- a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.postinst.debhelper
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-# Automatically added by dh_installinit
-# In case this system is running systemd, we need to ensure that all
-# necessary tmpfiles (if any) are created before starting.
-if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] ; then
-	systemd-tmpfiles --create /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/zoneminder.conf >/dev/null || true
-fi
-# End automatically added section
-# Automatically added by dh_installinit
-if [ -x "/etc/init.d/zoneminder" ]; then
-	update-rc.d zoneminder defaults >/dev/null
-fi
-if [ -x "/etc/init.d/zoneminder" ] || [ -e "/etc/init/zoneminder.conf" ]; then
-	invoke-rc.d zoneminder start || exit $?
-fi
-# End automatically added section
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.postrm.debhelper b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.postrm.debhelper
deleted file mode 100644
index 19b291b3f..000000000
--- a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.postrm.debhelper
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Automatically added by dh_installinit
-if [ "$1" = "purge" ] ; then
-	update-rc.d zoneminder remove >/dev/null
-fi
-
-
-# In case this system is running systemd, we make systemd reload the unit files
-# to pick up changes.
-if [ -d /run/systemd/system ] ; then
-	systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
-fi
-# End automatically added section
-# Automatically added by dh_installdebconf
-if [ "$1" = purge ] && [ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]; then
-	. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-	db_purge
-fi
-# End automatically added section
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.prerm.debhelper b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.prerm.debhelper
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d7592dc3..000000000
--- a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-core.prerm.debhelper
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# Automatically added by dh_installinit
-if [ -x "/etc/init.d/zoneminder" ] || [ -e "/etc/init/zoneminder.conf" ]; then
-	invoke-rc.d zoneminder stop || exit $?
-fi
-# End automatically added section
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-database.postrm.debhelper b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-database.postrm.debhelper
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index bc035b98c..000000000
--- a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-database.postrm.debhelper
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Automatically added by dh_installdebconf
-if [ "$1" = purge ] && [ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]; then
-	. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-	db_purge
-fi
-# End automatically added section
diff --git a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-ui-base.postrm.debhelper b/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-ui-base.postrm.debhelper
deleted file mode 100644
index bc035b98c..000000000
--- a/distros/ubuntu1504_cmake_split_packages/zoneminder-ui-base.postrm.debhelper
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Automatically added by dh_installdebconf
-if [ "$1" = purge ] && [ -e /usr/share/debconf/confmodule ]; then
-	. /usr/share/debconf/confmodule
-	db_purge
-fi
-# End automatically added section