diff --git a/features.in/live/config.mk b/features.in/live/config.mk
index cda839e4..28009d24 100644
--- a/features.in/live/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/live/config.mk
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 +live: use/live/desktop; @:
 
+# service defaults
+_ON = alteratord cpufreq-simple dm kdm wdm prefdm \
+      livecd-evms livecd-fstab livecd-hostname \
+      livecd-setauth livecd-setlocale livecd-net-eth livecd-install-wmaker \
+      random rpcbind plymouth avahi-daemon \
+
+_OFF = anacron blk-availability bridge clamd crond dhcpd dmeventd dnsmasq \
+       lvm2-lvmetad lvm2-monitor mdadm netfs o2cb ocfs2 openvpn postfix \
+       rawdevices slapd smartd sshd sysstat update_wms xinetd
+
 # copy stage2 as live
 # NB: starts to preconfigure but doesn't use/cleanup yet
-use/live: use/stage2 sub/rootfs@live sub/stage2@live
+use/live: use/stage2 sub/rootfs@live sub/stage2@live use/services
 	@$(call add_feature)
 	@$(call add,CLEANUP_PACKAGES,'installer*')
+	@$(call add,DEFAULT_SERVICES_ENABLE,$(_ON))
+	@$(call add,DEFAULT_SERVICES_DISABLE,$(_OFF))
 
 use/live/base: use/live use/syslinux/ui/menu
 	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,base && (live || network)))
diff --git a/features.in/live/live/image-scripts.d/03-services b/features.in/live/live/image-scripts.d/03-services
deleted file mode 100755
index 5cc3dc30..00000000
--- a/features.in/live/live/image-scripts.d/03-services
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# see also m-p-d::profiles/live/image-scripts.d/init3-services
-
-[ -x /sbin/chkconfig -o -x /bin/systemctl ] || exit 0
-
-switch() {
-	case "$2" in
-	on)
-		cc=on; sc=enable;;
-	off)
-		cc=off; sc=disable;;
-	esac
-
-	{
-		[ ! -x /bin/systemctl ] ||
-			/bin/systemctl --no-reload $sc $1.service
-
-		[ ! -x /sbin/chkconfig ] ||
-			/sbin/chkconfig $1 $cc
-	} 2>/dev/null
-}
-
-ENABLE="
-dm
-kdm
-wdm
-prefdm
-alteratord
-livecd-evms
-livecd-fstab
-livecd-hostname
-livecd-save-nfs
-livecd-setauth
-livecd-setlocale
-livecd-net-eth
-livecd-install-wmaker
-network
-NetworkManager
-connman
-random
-rpcbind
-plymouth
-avahi-daemon
-cpufreq-simple
-"
-
-# NB: dnsmasq: https://bugzilla.altlinux.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18799
-# NB: sshd might be needed for some particular cases
-DISABLE="
-anacron
-blk-availability
-bridge
-clamd
-crond
-dhcpd
-dmeventd
-dnsmasq
-lvm2-lvmetad
-lvm2-monitor
-mdadm
-netfs
-o2cb
-ocfs2
-openvpn
-postfix
-rawdevices
-slapd
-smartd
-sshd
-sysstat
-update_wms
-xinetd
-"
-
-for i in $ENABLE;  do switch $i on;  done
-for i in $DISABLE; do switch $i off; done
-: