diff --git a/modules/system/upstart-events/shutdown.nix b/modules/system/upstart-events/shutdown.nix
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index 59fbcc0d878b..000000000000
--- a/modules/system/upstart-events/shutdown.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with pkgs.lib;
-
-{
-
-  jobs.shutdown =
-    { name = "shutdown";
-
-      task = true;
-
-      stopOn = ""; # must override the default ("starting shutdown")
-
-      environment = { MODE = "poweroff"; };
-
-      extraConfig = "console owner";
-
-      script =
-        ''
-          set +e # continue in case of errors
-
-          ${pkgs.kbd}/bin/chvt 1
-
-          exec < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1
-          echo ""
-          if test "$MODE" = maintenance; then
-              echo "<<< Entering maintenance mode >>>"
-          else
-              echo "<<< System shutdown >>>"
-          fi
-          echo ""
-
-          ${config.powerManagement.powerDownCommands}
-
-          export PATH=${pkgs.utillinux}/bin:${pkgs.utillinux}/sbin:$PATH
-
-
-          # Do an initial sync just in case.
-          sync
-
-
-          # Kill all remaining processes except init, this one and any
-          # Upstart jobs that don't stop on the "starting shutdown"
-          # event, as these are necessary to complete the shutdown.
-          omittedPids=$(initctl list | sed -e 's/.*process \([0-9]\+\)/-o \1/;t;d')
-          #echo "saved PIDs: $omittedPids"
-
-          echo "sending the TERM signal to all processes..."
-          ${pkgs.sysvtools}/bin/killall5 -15 $job $omittedPids
-
-          sleep 1 # wait briefly
-
-          echo "sending the KILL signal to all processes..."
-          ${pkgs.sysvtools}/bin/killall5 -9 $job $omittedPids
-
-
-          # If maintenance mode is requested, start a root shell, and
-          # afterwards emit the "startup" event to bring everything
-          # back up.
-          if test "$MODE" = maintenance; then
-              echo ""
-              echo "<<< Maintenance shell >>>"
-              echo ""
-              ${pkgs.shadow}/bin/login root
-              initctl emit -n startup
-              exit 0
-          fi
-
-
-          # Write a shutdown record to wtmp while /var/log is still writable.
-          reboot --wtmp-only
-
-
-          # Set the hardware clock to the system time.
-          echo "setting the hardware clock..."
-          hwclock --systohc ${if config.time.hardwareClockInLocalTime then "--localtime" else "--utc"}
-
-
-          # Stop all swap devices.
-          swapoff -a
-
-
-          # Unmount file systems.  We repeat this until no more file systems
-          # can be unmounted.  This is to handle loopback devices, file
-          # systems mounted on other file systems and so on.
-          tryAgain=1
-          while test -n "$tryAgain"; do
-              tryAgain=
-              failed= # list of mount points that couldn't be unmounted/remounted
-
-              # Get rid of loopback devices.
-              loDevices=$(losetup -a | sed 's#^\(/dev/loop[0-9]\+\).*#\1#')
-              if [ -n "$loDevices" ]; then
-                  echo "removing loopback devices $loDevices..."
-                  losetup -d $loDevices
-              fi
-
-              cp /proc/mounts /dev/.mounts # don't read /proc/mounts while it's changing
-              exec 4< /dev/.mounts
-              while read -u 4 device mp fstype options rest; do
-                  # Skip various special filesystems.  Non-existent
-                  # mount points are typically tmpfs/aufs mounts from
-                  # the initrd.
-                  if [ "$mp" = /proc -o "$mp" = /sys -o "$mp" = /dev -o "$device" = "rootfs" -o "$mp" = /run -o "$mp" = /var/run -o "$mp" = /var/lock -o ! -e "$mp" ]; then continue; fi
-
-                  echo "unmounting $mp..."
-
-                  # We need to remount,ro before attempting any
-                  # umount, or bind mounts may get confused, with
-                  # the fs not being properly flushed at the end.
-
-                  # `-i' is to workaround a bug in mount.cifs (it
-                  # doesn't recognise the `remount' option, and
-                  # instead mounts the FS again).
-                  success=
-                  if mount -t "$fstype" -n -i -o remount,ro "device" "$mp"; then success=1; fi
-
-                  # Note: don't use `umount -f'; it's very buggy.
-                  # (For instance, when applied to a bind-mount it
-                  # unmounts the target of the bind-mount.)  !!! But
-                  # we should use `-f' for NFS.
-                  if [ "$mp" != / -a "$mp" != /nix -a "$mp" != /nix/store ]; then
-                      if umount -n "$mp"; then success=1; tryAgain=1; fi
-                  fi
-
-                  if [ -z "$success" ]; then failed="$failed $mp"; fi
-              done
-          done
-
-
-          # Warn about filesystems that could not be unmounted or
-          # remounted read-only.
-          if [ -n "$failed" ]; then
-              echo "warning: the following filesystems could not be unmounted:"
-              for mp in $failed; do echo "  $mp"; done
-              echo Enter 'i' to launch a shell, or wait 10 seconds to continue.
-              read -t 10 A
-              if [ "$A" == "i" ]; then
-                ${pkgs.bashInteractive}/bin/bash -i < /dev/console &> /dev/console
-              fi
-              sleep 5
-          fi
-
-
-          # Final sync.
-          sync
-
-
-          # Either reboot or power-off the system.
-          if test "$MODE" = reboot; then
-              echo "rebooting..."
-              sleep 1
-              exec reboot -f
-          else
-              echo "powering off..."
-              sleep 1
-              exec halt -f -p
-          fi
-        '';
-    };
-
-}