diff --git a/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid b/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid
index 5e8ef9189..da71b9d96 100644
--- a/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid
+++ b/powerpc/pbbuttonsd/pbbuttonsd.sid
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 ; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
 [general]
-type=daemon
 desc=laptop special feature deamon
 prio=85
 runlevel=2 3 4 5
diff --git a/powerpc/pmud/pmud.sid b/powerpc/pmud/pmud.sid
index 0229ac40c..1aa1f7bf1 100644
--- a/powerpc/pmud/pmud.sid
+++ b/powerpc/pmud/pmud.sid
@@ -13,12 +13,10 @@
 ; --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
 [general]
-type=daemon
 desc=PowerPC Power Management Unit daemon
 prio=80
 run=D_sbindir/pmud
 runopt=$PMUD_ARGS
-runmode=bg
 conffile=/etc/conf/pmud
 
 [pre-conffile]