diff --git a/libifupdown/lifecycle.c b/libifupdown/lifecycle.c
index 4f77c2c..4d7ac15 100644
--- a/libifupdown/lifecycle.c
+++ b/libifupdown/lifecycle.c
@@ -164,13 +164,6 @@ handle_up(const struct lif_execute_opts *opts, struct lif_interface *iface, cons
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (iface->is_dhcp)
-	{
-		/* XXX: determine which dhcp client we should use */
-		if (!lif_execute_fmt(opts, NULL, "/sbin/udhcpc -b -R -p /var/run/udhcpc.%s.pid -i %s", lifname, lifname))
-			return false;
-	}
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -200,13 +193,6 @@ handle_down(const struct lif_execute_opts *opts, struct lif_interface *iface, co
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (iface->is_dhcp)
-	{
-		/* XXX: determine which dhcp client we should use */
-		if (!lif_execute_fmt(opts, NULL, "/bin/kill $(cat /var/run/udhcpc.%s.pid)", lifname))
-			return false;
-	}
-
 skip_addresses:
 	if (!lif_execute_fmt(opts, NULL, "/sbin/ip link set down dev %s", lifname))
 		return false;