diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
index 3755b525aab..d9ce8a17163 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvm64template/postinstall.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ install_packages() {
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install rsyslog logrotate cron chkconfig insserv net-tools ifupdown vim-tiny netbase iptables
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install openssh-server openssl e2fsprogs dhcp3-client tcpdump socat wget
   # apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install grub-legacy
-  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install python bzip2 sed gawk diffutils grep gzip less tar telnet ftp rsync traceroute psmisc lsof procps monit inetutils-ping iputils-arping httping
+  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install python bzip2 sed gawk diffutils grep gzip less tar telnet ftp rsync traceroute psmisc lsof procps  inetutils-ping iputils-arping httping
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install dnsutils zip unzip ethtool uuid file iproute acpid virt-what sudo
 
   # sysstat
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ configure_services() {
   chkconfig cloud-passwd-srvr off
   chkconfig --add cloud
   chkconfig cloud off
-  chkconfig monit off
   chkconfig xl2tpd off
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
index 1309d47a9f5..9ea009c5de3 100644
--- a/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
+++ b/tools/appliance/definitions/systemvmtemplate/postinstall.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ install_packages() {
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install rsyslog logrotate cron chkconfig insserv net-tools ifupdown vim-tiny netbase iptables
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install openssh-server openssl e2fsprogs dhcp3-client tcpdump socat wget
   # apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install grub-legacy
-  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install python bzip2 sed gawk diffutils grep gzip less tar telnet ftp rsync traceroute psmisc lsof procps monit inetutils-ping iputils-arping httping
+  apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install python bzip2 sed gawk diffutils grep gzip less tar telnet ftp rsync traceroute psmisc lsof procps  inetutils-ping iputils-arping httping
   apt-get --no-install-recommends -q -y --force-yes install dnsutils zip unzip ethtool uuid file iproute acpid virt-what sudo
 
   # sysstat
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ configure_services() {
   chkconfig cloud-passwd-srvr off
   chkconfig --add cloud
   chkconfig cloud off
-  chkconfig monit off
   chkconfig xl2tpd off
 }