diff --git a/contrib/upstart/asterisk.user.conf b/contrib/upstart/asterisk.user.conf
index 00fecd8556..c09c9c0c85 100644
--- a/contrib/upstart/asterisk.user.conf
+++ b/contrib/upstart/asterisk.user.conf
@@ -38,7 +38,3 @@ end script
 respawn
 exec /usr/sbin/asterisk -U asterisk -g -f
 
-post-stop script
-  # Might as well clean up after ourselves, too.
-  rm -rf /var/run/asterisk
-end script