diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a63f2764b2..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/INSTALL
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#
-# This script creates required dirs for chroot initialization.
-#
-
-case "${ACTION}" in
-post)
-	# Fix ntpd initialization with -i (chrooted).
-	if [ ! -d var/chroot/ntpd/var/db ]; then
-		mkdir -p var/chroot/ntpd/var/db
-		chown ntpd:ntpd /var/chroot/ntpd/var/db
-	fi
-	;;
-esac
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
index ef52911fb19..642703411ca 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/REMOVE
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #
 # This script removes dirs for chroot initialization.
 #
-
 case "${ACTION}" in
 purge)
 	[ -d var/chroot/ntpd ] && rm -rf var/chroot/ntpd
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.confd b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.confd
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f7f3597175..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.confd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Configuration file for ntp.
-#
-# Comment the following line to NOT run ntpd(8) in a chroot
-# as the ntpd user/group. NOT RECOMMENDED.
-#
-ntpd_chroot=/var/chroot/ntpd
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.cron-hourly b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.cron-hourly
deleted file mode 100644
index ca0f46bbb2a..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.cron-hourly
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Restarts ntpd if no connected peers are found.
-#
-ntpq_cmd=/usr/bin/ntpq
-ntpd_initd=/etc/init.d/ntpd
-
-if [ ! -x $ntpq_cmd -o ! -x $ntpd_initd ]; then
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-$ntpq_cmd -np | grep '^\*' >/dev/null || (/etc/init.d/ntpd restart)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate
index e47d14dbed2..7e3fd884a31 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.logrotate
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 	missingok
 	sharedscripts
 	postrotate
-		/etc/init.d/ntpd reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+		systemctl try-restart ntpd.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
 	endscript
 }
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.rc b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 406951c192c..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/sbin/runscript
-# Copyright (c) 2007-2009 Roy Marples <roy@marples.name>
-# All rights reserved. Released under the 2-clause BSD license.
-
-: ${ntpd_config:=/etc/ntp.conf}
-: ${ntpd_drift:=/var/db/ntpd.drift}
-
-command=/usr/bin/ntpd
-required_files=$ntpd_config
-pidfile=/var/run/ntpd.pid
-command_args="$ntpd_args -c $ntpd_config -f $ntpd_drift -p $pidfile"
-
-depend()
-{
-	use dns
-	need localmount
-	after bootmisc ntp-client
-}
-
-start_pre()
-{
-	if [ -n "$ntpd_chroot" ]; then
-		ln -fs "$ntpd_chroot$ntpd_drift" "$ntpd_drift"
-		command_args="$command_args -u ntpd:ntpd -i $ntpd_chroot"
-	fi
-}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.service b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..090321b0a0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/files/ntpd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Network Time Service
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/ntpd -n
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/ntp/template b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
index 64ddbac2f11..a8c54ba4111 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ntp/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ntp/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'ntp'
 pkgname=ntp
 version=4.2.6p4
-revision=1
+revision=2
 homepage="http://www.ntp.org/"
 distfiles="http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
@@ -18,30 +18,25 @@ long_desc="
 
 subpackages="$pkgname-perl"
 conf_files="/etc/ntp.conf"
-openrc_services="ntpd default true"
-system_accounts="ntpd"
-ntpd_homedir="/var/chroot/ntpd"
+systemd_services="ntpd.service"
 
 Add_dependency run glibc
 Add_dependency run readline
 Add_dependency run libssl
 Add_dependency run libcap
+
 Add_dependency build readline-devel
 Add_dependency build openssl-devel
 Add_dependency build libcap-devel
 
 post_install()
 {
-	vmkdir var/chroot/ntpd
-	vmkdir usr/share/ntp
-	vmkdir usr/share/doc/ntp
-
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.confd 644 etc/conf.d ntpd
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.rc 755 etc/init.d ntpd
+	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.service 644 lib/systemd/system
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntp.conf 644 etc
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.cron-hourly 744 etc/cron.hourly ntpd_recheck
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/ntpd.logrotate 644 etc/logrotate.d ntpd
 
+	vmkdir usr/share/ntp
+	vmkdir usr/share/doc/ntp
 	vcopy html usr/share/doc/ntp
 	vcopy conf usr/share/ntp
 }