diff --git a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
index 906e55533..ba959530c 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/interfaces.inc
@@ -1770,77 +1770,25 @@ function interfaces_carp_setup()
         echo gettext("Configuring CARP settings...");
         mute_kernel_msgs();
     }
+    set_single_sysctl("net.inet.carp.preempt" => "1");
 
-    /* suck in configuration items */
-    if (isset($config['hasync'])) {
-        if (isset($config['hasync']['pfsyncenabled'])) {
-            $pfsyncenabled = $config['hasync']['pfsyncenabled'];
-        }
-        if (isset($config['hasync']['pfsyncinterface'])) {
-            $pfsyncinterface = $config['hasync']['pfsyncinterface'];
-        }
-        if (isset($config['hasync']['pfsyncpeerip'])) {
-            $pfsyncpeerip = $config['hasync']['pfsyncpeerip'];
-        }
-    } else {
-        unset($pfsyncinterface);
-        unset($pfsyncenabled);
-    }
-
-    set_sysctl(array(
-            "net.inet.carp.preempt" => "1",
-            "net.inet.carp.log" => "1"
-    ));
-
-    if (!empty($pfsyncinterface)) {
-        $carp_sync_int = get_real_interface($pfsyncinterface);
-    } else {
-        unset($carp_sync_int);
+    if (!empty($config['hasync']['pfsyncinterface'])) {
+        $carp_sync_int = get_real_interface($config['hasync']['pfsyncinterface']);
     }
 
     /* setup pfsync interface */
-    if (!empty($carp_sync_int) && isset($pfsyncenabled)) {
-        if (is_ipaddr($pfsyncpeerip)) {
-            $syncpeer = "syncpeer {$pfsyncpeerip}";
+    if (!empty($carp_sync_int) && isset($config['hasync']['pfsyncenabled'])) {
+        if (isset($config['hasync']['pfsyncpeerip']) && is_ipaddr($config['hasync']['pfsyncpeerip'])) {
+            $syncpeer = "syncpeer " . $config['hasync']['pfsyncpeerip'];
         } else {
             $syncpeer = "-syncpeer";
         }
 
         mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig pfsync0 syncdev {$carp_sync_int} {$syncpeer} up", false);
-
-        sleep(1);
-
-        /* XXX: Handle an issue with pfsync(4) and carp(4). In a cluster carp will come up before pfsync(4) has updated and so will cause issues
-         * for existing sessions.
-         */
-        log_error("waiting for pfsync...");
-        $i = 0;
-        while (intval(trim(`/sbin/ifconfig pfsync0 | /usr/bin/grep 'syncok: 0' | /usr/bin/grep -v grep | /usr/bin/wc -l`)) == 0 && $i < 30) {
-            $i++;
-            sleep(1);
-        }
-        log_error("pfsync done in $i seconds.");
-        log_error("Configuring CARP settings finalize...");
     } else {
         mwexec("/sbin/ifconfig pfsync0 -syncdev -syncpeer down", false);
     }
 
-    $has_carp_vips = false;
-    if (isset($config['virtualip']['vip']) && count($config['virtualip']['vip']) > 0) {
-        foreach ($config['virtualip']['vip'] as $vip) {
-            if ($vip['mode'] == 'carp') {
-                $has_carp_vips = true;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ($has_carp_vips) {
-        set_single_sysctl("net.inet.carp.allow", "1");
-    } else {
-        set_single_sysctl("net.inet.carp.allow", "0");
-    }
-
     if (file_exists("/var/run/booting")) {
         unmute_kernel_msgs();
         echo gettext("done.") . "\n";
diff --git a/src/etc/inc/system.inc b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
index 06bccd4ba..814e64874 100644
--- a/src/etc/inc/system.inc
+++ b/src/etc/inc/system.inc
@@ -118,9 +118,7 @@ function activate_sysctls()
         "net.enc.in.ipsec_bpf_mask" => "0x0002",
         "net.enc.in.ipsec_filter_mask" => "0x0002",
         "net.enc.out.ipsec_bpf_mask" => "0x0001",
-        "net.enc.out.ipsec_filter_mask" => "0x0001",
-        'net.inet.carp.senderr_demotion_factor' => '0',
-        'net.pfsync.carp_demotion_factor' => '0',
+        "net.enc.out.ipsec_filter_mask" => "0x0001"
     );
 
     if (isset($config['sysctl']['item'])) {
diff --git a/src/etc/rc.linkup b/src/etc/rc.linkup
index bdc5e4c2e..9c7ca07de 100755
--- a/src/etc/rc.linkup
+++ b/src/etc/rc.linkup
@@ -38,23 +38,6 @@ require_once("system.inc");
 require_once("unbound.inc");
 require_once("services.inc");
 
-/**
- * signal CARP to go down when there's a ip configured on the provided interface
- * interfaces_carp_setup will enable carp when pfsync completes.
- */
-function interface_signal_carp($intf)
-{
-      global $config;
-      if (!empty($config['virtualip']['vip'])) {
-          foreach ($config['virtualip']['vip'] as $vip) {
-              if ($vip['interface'] == $intf && $vip['mode'] == 'carp') {
-                  set_single_sysctl("net.inet.carp.allow", "0");
-              }
-          }
-      }
-}
-
-
 function handle_argument_group($iface, $argument2) {
     global $config;
 
@@ -85,7 +68,6 @@ function handle_argument_group($iface, $argument2) {
                 case "stop":
                     log_error("DEVD Ethernet detached event for {$iface}");
                     interface_bring_down($iface);
-                    interface_signal_carp($iface);
                     break;
                 case "start":
                     log_error("DEVD Ethernet attached event for {$iface}");