diff --git a/init/atboot.pl b/init/atboot.pl
index eebcbb816..22c2d1583 100755
--- a/init/atboot.pl
+++ b/init/atboot.pl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ $product = $ARGV[0] || "webmin";
 $ucproduct = ucfirst($product);
 
 $< == 0 || die "atboot.pl must be run as root";
-my $kill = &has_command("kill") || '/bin/kill';
+my $kill = &has_command("kill");
 
 if ($init_mode eq "osx") {
 	# Darwin System
diff --git a/init/updateboot.pl b/init/updateboot.pl
index 08d8af894..ee76a3d59 100755
--- a/init/updateboot.pl
+++ b/init/updateboot.pl
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if ($product) {
 			unlink("$p/$product");
 			}
 		my $temp = &transname();
-		my $killcmd = &has_command('kill') || '/bin/kill';
+		my $killcmd = &has_command('kill');
 		$ENV{'WEBMIN_KILLCMD'} = $killcmd;
 		&copy_source_dest("$root_directory/webmin-systemd", "$temp");
 		my $lref = &read_file_lines($temp);