diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api
index 9b0bb302aa..5eb22eeb47 100755
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-api
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ OCF_RESKEY_client_binary_default="system"
 : ${OCF_RESKEY_client_binary=${OCF_RESKEY_client_binary_default}}
 
 mydaemon="/usr/bin/${OCF_RESKEY_binary}"
-TMP_DIR=/var/run/sysinv
 
 #######################################################################
 
@@ -137,22 +136,6 @@ END
    return ${OCF_SUCCESS}
 }
 
-sysinv_api_tmpdir () {
-    local rc
-
-    if [ ! -d "$TMP_DIR" ]; then
-        mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
-        rc=$?
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-            ocf_log err "Inventory Service (${OCF_RESKEY_binary}) failed to create temp dir (rc=${rc})"
-            return ${OCF_NOT_RUNNING}
-        fi
-        chown sysinv:sysinv "$TMP_DIR"
-    fi
-    export TMPDIR="$TMP_DIR"
-    return ${OCF_SUCCESS}
-}
-
 sysinv_api_validate() {
 
     local rc
@@ -409,10 +392,6 @@ esac
 # Anything except meta-data and help must pass validation
 sysinv_api_validate || exit $?
 
-# Set up tmpfiles directory to avoid temp files being
-# cleaned up by systemd tmpfiles clean service.
-sysinv_api_tmpdir || exit $?
-
 if [ ${OCF_RESKEY_dbg} = "true" ] ; then
     ocf_log info "${binname}:${__OCF_ACTION} action"
 fi
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor
index 5f16f50a03..7443e3ef58 100755
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/scripts/sysinv-conductor
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ OCF_RESKEY_config_default="/etc/sysinv/sysinv.conf"
 : ${OCF_RESKEY_config=${OCF_RESKEY_config_default}}
 
 mydaemon="/usr/bin/${OCF_RESKEY_binary}"
-TMP_DIR="/var/run/sysinv_tmp"
 
 #######################################################################
 
@@ -112,21 +111,6 @@ END
    return ${OCF_SUCCESS}
 }
 
-sysinv_conductor_tmpdir () {
-    local rc
-    if [ ! -d "$TMP_DIR" ]; then
-        mkdir -p "$TMP_DIR"
-        rc=$?
-        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
-            ocf_log err "Inventory Service (${OCF_RESKEY_binary}) failed to create temp dir (rc=${rc})"
-            return ${OCF_NOT_RUNNING}
-        fi
-        chown sysinv:sysinv "$TMP_DIR"
-    fi
-    export TMPDIR="$TMP_DIR"
-    return ${OCF_SUCCESS}
-}
-
 sysinv_conductor_validate() {
 
     local rc
@@ -405,15 +389,10 @@ esac
 # Anything except meta-data and help must pass validation
 sysinv_conductor_validate || exit $?
 
-# Set up tmpfiles directory to avoid temp files being
-# cleaned up by systemd tmpfiles clean service.
-sysinv_conductor_tmpdir || exit $?
-
 if [ ${OCF_RESKEY_dbg} = "true" ] ; then
     ocf_log info "${binname}:${__OCF_ACTION} action"
 fi
 
-
 case ${__OCF_ACTION} in
 
     start)        sysinv_conductor_start