diff --git a/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix b/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
index 41c3ced1bc2..8d9dcaa17c1 100644
--- a/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
+++ b/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
@@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ in
         # jobs.  Used to determine which jobs need to be restarted
         # when switching to a new configuration.
         mkdir -m 0700 -p /var/run/upstart-jobs
-        
+
         mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/log
-        mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/log/upstart
 
         touch /var/log/wtmp # must exist
         chmod 644 /var/log/wtmp
diff --git a/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh b/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
index 8f1184a5eb3..5168028c119 100644
--- a/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
+++ b/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ mkdir -m 0700 -p /var/log/journal
 
 
 # Miscellaneous boot time cleanup.
-rm -rf /var/run /var/lock /var/log/upstart
+rm -rf /var/run /var/lock
 rm -f /etc/resolv.conf
 
 if test -n "@cleanTmpDir@"; then