diff --git a/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-router.service b/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-router.service
index 7fce2080f..bd0a098ee 100644
--- a/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-router.service
+++ b/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-router.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=LokiNET: Anonymous Network layer thingydoo, router
-AssertFileNotEmpty=/var/lib/lokinet/bootstrap.signed
 Wants=network-online.target
 After=network-online.target
 
diff --git a/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-testnet-router.service b/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-testnet-router.service
index d3c7841bb..06f67ebc6 100644
--- a/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-testnet-router.service
+++ b/debian/lokinet-router.lokinet-testnet-router.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=LokiNET: Anonymous Network layer thingydoo, router (testnet)
-AssertFileNotEmpty=/var/lib/lokinet/testnet/bootstrap.signed
 Wants=network-online.target
 After=network-online.target
 
diff --git a/debian/lokinet-router.postinst b/debian/lokinet-router.postinst
index 65f9c997e..9fb0456bc 100644
--- a/debian/lokinet-router.postinst
+++ b/debian/lokinet-router.postinst
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
     /usr/bin/lokinet -r -g $tmpdir/lokinet.ini
     perl -pi -e "
         s#$tmpdir#$datadir#;
-        if (/^\[bootstrap/ ... /^\[/) {
-            s{^#?add-node=.*}{add-node=/var/lib/lokinet/bootstrap.signed};
-        }
         if (/^\[lokid/ ... /^\[/) {
             s{^#?enabled=.*}{enabled=1};
             s{^#?rpc=.*}{rpc=ipc:///var/lib/loki/lokid.sock};
@@ -33,9 +30,6 @@ if [ "$1" = configure ]; then
     /usr/bin/lokinet -r -g $tmpdir/lokinet.ini
     perl -pi -e "
         s#$tmpdir#$tn_datadir#;
-        if (/^\[bootstrap/ ... /^\[/) {
-            s{^#?add-node=.*}{add-node=/var/lib/lokinet/testnet/bootstrap.signed};
-        }
         if (/^\[router/ ... /^\[/) {
             s{^#?netid=.*}{netid=gamma};
         }
diff --git a/debian/lokinet.lokinet-testnet.service b/debian/lokinet.lokinet-testnet.service
index ef61edc7d..4595006ba 100644
--- a/debian/lokinet.lokinet-testnet.service
+++ b/debian/lokinet.lokinet-testnet.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=LokiNET: Anonymous Network layer thingydoo, client (testnet)
-AssertFileNotEmpty=/var/lib/lokinet/testnet/bootstrap.signed
 Wants=network-online.target
 After=network-online.target
 
diff --git a/debian/lokinet.lokinet.service b/debian/lokinet.lokinet.service
index 340a23f2b..cdef1741e 100644
--- a/debian/lokinet.lokinet.service
+++ b/debian/lokinet.lokinet.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=LokiNET: Anonymous Network layer thingydoo, client
-AssertFileNotEmpty=/var/lib/lokinet/bootstrap.signed
 Wants=network-online.target
 After=network-online.target
 
diff --git a/debian/source/include-binaries b/debian/source/include-binaries
index 01b2cbf07..0f16ee8dd 100644
--- a/debian/source/include-binaries
+++ b/debian/source/include-binaries
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
 debian/deb.loki.network.gpg
-debian/mainnet/bootstrap.signed
-debian/testnet/bootstrap.signed