diff --git a/contrib/README b/contrib/README
index 97fc1cd..13bc71a 100644
--- a/contrib/README
+++ b/contrib/README
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ gencert
 
 	Simple shell script to generate self-signed certificates.
 
-gmid
-
-	Sample rc(8) script for OpenBSD, to be placed in /etc/rc.d.
-
 gmid.service
 
 	Simple systemd service file.
diff --git a/contrib/gmid b/contrib/gmid
deleted file mode 100755
index 67e5bc4..0000000
--- a/contrib/gmid
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/ksh
-#
-
-daemon="/usr/local/bin/gmid"
-daemon_flags="-c /etc/gmid.conf"
-
-. /etc/rc.d/rc.subr
-
-rc_pre() {
-	# use rcexec here since daemon_flags may contain arguments with spaces
-	${rcexec} "${daemon} -n ${daemon_flags}"
-}
-
-rc_cmd $1
diff --git a/site/contrib.gmi b/site/contrib.gmi
index bdb4843..e730009 100644
--- a/site/contrib.gmi
+++ b/site/contrib.gmi
@@ -28,18 +28,6 @@ and then run it with something along the lines of:
 
 contrib/gencert is a simple script to generate self-signed certificates.
 
-## OpenBSD rc file
-
-=> TREE/contrib/gmid contrib/gmid
-
-contrib/gmid is a sample service file for OpenBSD rc(8).  To install it:
-
-```command to install the rc file
-# cp contrib/gmid /etc/rc.d
-```
-
-then the usual ‘rcctl [start|stop|enable|restart] gmid’ are available.
-
 ## systemd unit file
 
 => TREE/contrib/gmid.service contrib/gmid.service