diff --git a/msa/js-executor/docker/Dockerfile b/msa/js-executor/docker/Dockerfile
index d210a4dbb3..701d44b6c7 100644
--- a/msa/js-executor/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/msa/js-executor/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN chmod a+x /tmp/*.sh \
 
 RUN yes | dpkg -i /tmp/${pkg.name}.deb
 
-RUN update-rc.d ${pkg.name} disable
+RUN systemctl --no-reload disable --now ${pkg.name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 RUN chmod 555 ${pkg.installFolder}/bin/${pkg.name}
 
diff --git a/msa/transport/coap/docker/Dockerfile b/msa/transport/coap/docker/Dockerfile
index 5f297cdc4d..ad92c10d42 100644
--- a/msa/transport/coap/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/msa/transport/coap/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN chmod a+x /tmp/*.sh \
 
 RUN yes | dpkg -i /tmp/${pkg.name}.deb
 
-RUN update-rc.d ${pkg.name} disable
+RUN systemctl --no-reload disable --now ${pkg.name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 RUN chmod 555 ${pkg.installFolder}/bin/${pkg.name}.jar
 
diff --git a/msa/transport/http/docker/Dockerfile b/msa/transport/http/docker/Dockerfile
index 32d3bdaf98..a8257e49a7 100644
--- a/msa/transport/http/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/msa/transport/http/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN chmod a+x /tmp/*.sh \
 
 RUN yes | dpkg -i /tmp/${pkg.name}.deb
 
-RUN update-rc.d ${pkg.name} disable
+RUN systemctl --no-reload disable --now ${pkg.name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 RUN chmod 555 ${pkg.installFolder}/bin/${pkg.name}.jar
 
diff --git a/msa/transport/mqtt/docker/Dockerfile b/msa/transport/mqtt/docker/Dockerfile
index cc3b90e570..c2ce4f5629 100644
--- a/msa/transport/mqtt/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/msa/transport/mqtt/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN chmod a+x /tmp/*.sh \
 
 RUN yes | dpkg -i /tmp/${pkg.name}.deb
 
-RUN update-rc.d ${pkg.name} disable
+RUN systemctl --no-reload disable --now ${pkg.name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 RUN chmod 555 ${pkg.installFolder}/bin/${pkg.name}.jar
 
diff --git a/msa/web-ui/docker/Dockerfile b/msa/web-ui/docker/Dockerfile
index 7f6178111b..f31504d3dc 100644
--- a/msa/web-ui/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/msa/web-ui/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ RUN chmod a+x /tmp/*.sh \
 
 RUN yes | dpkg -i /tmp/${pkg.name}.deb
 
-RUN update-rc.d ${pkg.name} disable
+RUN systemctl --no-reload disable --now ${pkg.name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
 RUN chmod 555 ${pkg.installFolder}/bin/${pkg.name}
 
diff --git a/packaging/java/build.gradle b/packaging/java/build.gradle
index 5b1d725e5d..3f436a7410 100644
--- a/packaging/java/build.gradle
+++ b/packaging/java/build.gradle
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ buildDeb {
         }
     }
 
-    link("/etc/init.d/${pkgName}", "${pkgInstallFolder}/bin/${pkgName}.jar")
     link("${pkgInstallFolder}/bin/${pkgName}.yml", "${pkgInstallFolder}/conf/${pkgName}.yml")
     link("/etc/${pkgName}/conf", "${pkgInstallFolder}/conf")
 }
diff --git a/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postinst b/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postinst
index 729676a8ee..7c2e6ed408 100644
--- a/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postinst
+++ b/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postinst
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 mkdir -m 0755 -p ${pkg.logFolder}
 chown -R ${pkg.user}: ${pkg.logFolder}
 chown -R ${pkg.user}: ${pkg.installFolder}
-update-rc.d ${pkg.name} defaults
+
+systemctl --no-reload enable ${pkg.name}.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 
diff --git a/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postrm b/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postrm
index 61865803c3..b26d46634a 100644
--- a/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postrm
+++ b/packaging/js/scripts/control/deb/postrm
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-update-rc.d -f ${pkg.name} remove
+set -e
+
+systemctl --no-reload disable --now ${pkg.name}.service > /dev/null 2>&1 || :
+
+exit 0
+