diff --git a/net/haproxy/Makefile b/net/haproxy/Makefile
index e762badbf..bb92f6604 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/Makefile
+++ b/net/haproxy/Makefile
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ define Package/haproxy/install
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/haproxy.cfg $(1)/etc/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/haproxy.init $(1)/etc/init.d/haproxy
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net
-	$(INSTALL_BIN) ./files/haproxy.hotplug $(1)/etc/hotplug.d/net/90-haproxy
 endef
 
 Package/haproxy-nossl/install = $(Package/haproxy/install)
diff --git a/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug b/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug
deleted file mode 100644
index bfb5d6da1..000000000
--- a/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.hotplug
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if [ "$ACTION" = add ]; then
-	/etc/init.d/haproxy enabled && \
-		/etc/init.d/haproxy start
-fi
-
diff --git a/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.init b/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.init
index 52bc126ac..de5695204 100644
--- a/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.init
+++ b/net/haproxy/files/haproxy.init
@@ -1,29 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
-# Copyright (C) 2009-2010 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2009-2019 OpenWrt.org
 
 START=99
 STOP=80
 
-SERVICE_USE_PID=1
+USE_PROCD=1
+
 EXTRA_COMMANDS="check"
 
 HAPROXY_BIN="/usr/sbin/haproxy"
 HAPROXY_CONFIG="/etc/haproxy.cfg"
-HAPROXY_PID="/var/run/haproxy.pid"
-
-start() {
-	service_start $HAPROXY_BIN -q -D -f "$HAPROXY_CONFIG" -p "$HAPROXY_PID"
-}
-
-stop() {
-	kill -9 $(cat $HAPROXY_PID | tr "\n" " ")
-	service_stop $HAPROXY_BIN
-}
 
-reload() {
-	$HAPROXY_BIN -D -q -f $HAPROXY_CONFIG -p $HAPROXY_PID -sf $(cat $HAPROXY_PID)
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance
+	procd_set_param respawn
+	procd_set_param file "$HAPROXY_CONFIG"
+	procd_set_param reload_signal USR2
+	procd_set_param command $HAPROXY_BIN -q -W -db -f "$HAPROXY_CONFIG"
+	procd_close_instance
 }
 
 check() {
-        $HAPROXY_BIN -c -q -V -f $HAPROXY_CONFIG
+	$HAPROXY_BIN -c -q -V -f $HAPROXY_CONFIG
 }