diff --git a/package/pptp/files/pptp.init b/package/pptp/files/pptp.init
deleted file mode 100644
index 024b8ceea2..0000000000
--- a/package/pptp/files/pptp.init
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
-
-START=41
-STOP=30
-
-updown_pptp_interface () {
-	config_get proto "$1" proto
-	if [ "$proto" = "pptp" ]; then
-		if$2 "$1"	
-	fi
-}
-
-boot () {
-	start
-}
-
-start() {
-	config_load network
-	config_foreach updown_pptp_interface interface up
-}
-
-restart() {
-	config_load network
-	config_foreach updown_pptp_interface interface down
-	config_foreach updown_pptp_interface interface up
-}
-
-stop() {
-	config_load network
-	config_foreach updown_pptp_interface interface down
-}
-
diff --git a/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh b/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh
index ed5f46fff3..5151f72733 100644
--- a/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh
+++ b/package/pptp/files/pptp.sh
@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ stop_interface_pptp() {
 	stop_interface_ppp "$1"
 }
 
+coldplug_interface_pptp() {
+	setup_interface_pptp "pptp-$1" "$1"
+}
+
 setup_interface_pptp() {
 	local config="$2"
 	local ifname
-	
+
 	config_get device "$config" device
 	config_get ipproto "$config" ipproto
 	config_get server "$config" server