diff --git a/scripts/sd/criu.service b/scripts/sd/criu.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 5df88fb3e..000000000
--- a/scripts/sd/criu.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Checkpoint Restore in Userspace daemon
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/criu service -o /var/log/criu-service.log
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/scripts/sd/criu.socket b/scripts/sd/criu.socket
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ccf7b407..000000000
--- a/scripts/sd/criu.socket
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Checkpoint Restore in Userspace socket
-
-[Socket]
-ListenSequentialPacket=/var/run/criu-service.socket
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=sockets.target