diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 9b81fa2..5e89d1e 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ patroni (2.0.1-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
   * debian/patches/offline_intersphinx.patch: Refreshed.
   * debian/patches/requirements_setuptools.patch: Refreshed.
   * debian/control (patroni/Depends): Added python3-cdiff.
+  * debian/patches/startup_scripts.patch: Removed, applied upstream.
 
  -- Debian PostgreSQL Maintainers <team+postgresql@tracker.debian.org>  Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:34:34 +0200
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index cbf14f8..5d7b922 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-startup_scripts.patch
 acceptance_tests_system_patroni.patch
 requirements_setuptools.patch
 offline_intersphinx.patch
diff --git a/debian/patches/startup_scripts.patch b/debian/patches/startup_scripts.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a0a1bf..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/startup_scripts.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-Index: patroni/extras/startup-scripts/patroni
-===================================================================
---- patroni.orig/extras/startup-scripts/patroni
-+++ patroni/extras/startup-scripts/patroni
-@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ USER="postgres"
- GROUP="postgres"
- 
- NAME=patroni
--PATRONI="/opt/patroni/$NAME.py"
-+PATRONI="/usr/bin/$NAME"
- PIDFILE="/var/run/$NAME.pid"
- 
- # Set this parameter, if you have several Postgres versions installed
-@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ case "$1" in
-     kill -HUP $CHILDPID
-     ;;
- 
-+  force-reload)
-+    log_success_msg "Rorce-reloading Patroni configuration"
-+    get_pid
-+    kill -HUP $CHILDPID
-+    ;;
-+
-   status)
-     get_pid
-     if start-stop-daemon -T --pid $CHILDPID; then
-@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ case "$1" in
-     ;;
- 
-   *)
--    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
-+    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/$NAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload|status}"
-     exit 1
-     ;;
- esac
-Index: patroni/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
-===================================================================
---- patroni.orig/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
-+++ patroni/extras/startup-scripts/patroni.service
-@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
--# This is an example systemd config file for Patroni
--# You can copy it to "/etc/systemd/system/patroni.service",
--
- [Unit]
- Description=Runners to orchestrate a high-availability PostgreSQL
--After=syslog.target network.target
-+After=network.target
-+ConditionPathExists=/etc/patroni/config.yml
- 
- [Service]
- Type=simple
-@@ -16,17 +14,13 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/etc/patroni_env.conf
- 
- WorkingDirectory=~
- 
--# Where to send early-startup messages from the server
--# This is normally controlled by the global default set by systemd
--#StandardOutput=syslog
--
- # Pre-commands to start watchdog device
- # Uncomment if watchdog is part of your patroni setup
- #ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/sudo /sbin/modprobe softdog
- #ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/sudo /bin/chown postgres /dev/watchdog
- 
- # Start the patroni process
--ExecStart=/bin/patroni /etc/patroni.yml
-+ExecStart=/usr/bin/patroni /etc/patroni/config.yml
- 
- # Send HUP to reload from patroni.yml
- ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID