diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/deb-package/DEBIAN_MONGO/prerm b/monkey/monkey_island/deb-package/DEBIAN_MONGO/prerm
index 69070adaf..dabdbd2fa 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/deb-package/DEBIAN_MONGO/prerm
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/deb-package/DEBIAN_MONGO/prerm
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 service monkey-island stop || true
 service monkey-mongo stop || true
 
-rm -f /etc/init/monkey-island.conf
-rm -f /etc/init/monkey-mongo.conf
 [ -f "/lib/systemd/system/monkey-island.service" ] && rm -f /lib/systemd/system/monkey-island.service
 [ -f "/lib/systemd/system/monkey-mongo.service" ] && rm -f /lib/systemd/system/monkey-mongo.service