diff --git a/microcode_ctl.init b/microcode_ctl.init
index 64856f7..3c42f32 100755
--- a/microcode_ctl.init
+++ b/microcode_ctl.init
@@ -2,20 +2,9 @@
 # chkconfig: 2345 0 99
 # description: script to apply cpu microcode
 
-# vars:
-#
-# START			distribution specific way of kicking programs
-# END			distribution specific way of checking return status
-# PROGRAM		the executable to run
-# ARGUMENTS		the argument we're going to call PROGRAM with
-
 # Check that we're a priviledged user
 [ `id -u` = 0 ] || exit 0
 
-DEVICE=/dev/cpu/microcode
-ARGUMENTS=-Qu
-RETVAL=0
-PROGRAM=/sbin/microcode_ctl
 DATAFILE=/lib/firmware/microcode.dat
 
 . /etc/init.d/functions
@@ -44,38 +33,22 @@ function start ()
 	/sbin/modprobe microcode
 
 	lt=0
-	while [ ! -c $DEVICE ]; do
+	while [ ! -c /dev/cpu/microcode ]; do
 		lt=$[lt+1];
 		[ $lt -gt 5 ] && break;
 		sleep 0.1;
 	done
 
-	# Lets just be sure we have a device file...
-	if [ ! -e $DEVICE ]; then
-		echo $"$0: microcode device $DEVICE doesn't exist?"
-		exit 1
-	elif [ ! -c $DEVICE ]; then
-		echo $"$0: $DEVICE not a character device?"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	daemon $PROGRAM $ARGUMENTS
+	/sbin/microcode_ctl -Qu
 	RETVAL=$?
 
-	# trap the most common case, errno 19 = no device
-	if [ $RETVAL -eq 19 ]; then
-		echo $"$0: kernel does not have CPU microcode device support"
-	fi
 	/sbin/rmmod microcode
-	echo
 
-	[ $RETVAL -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/microcode_ctl
 	return $RETVAL
 }
 
 stop()
 {
-	rm -f /var/lock/subsys/microcode_ctl
 }
 
 case "$1" in
@@ -87,7 +60,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	stop
 	;;
   restart|reload|force-reload)
-    stop
+	stop
 	start
 	;;
   status)
diff --git a/microcode_ctl.spec b/microcode_ctl.spec
index c08d697..1e5ea65 100644
--- a/microcode_ctl.spec
+++ b/microcode_ctl.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Summary:        Tool to update x86/x86-64 CPU microcode.
 Name:           microcode_ctl
 Version:        1.17
-Release:        %(R="$Revision$"; RR="${R##: }"; echo ${RR%%?})%{?dist}.1
+Release:        %(R="$Revision$"; RR="${R##: }"; echo ${RR%%?})%{?dist}
 Epoch:          1
 Group:          System Environment/Base
 License:        GPLv2+
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ family=`cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep "^cpu family" | sort -u | awk -F ": " '{ print
 exit 0
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 11 2009 Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>
+- Remove some unnecessary code from the init script.
+
 * Sat Jul 25 2009 Fedora Release Engineering <rel-eng@lists.fedoraproject.org> - 1:1.17-1.52.1
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_12_Mass_Rebuild