diff --git a/build/linux/ARCH/hc-linux/.install b/build/linux/ARCH/hc-linux/.install
index 125c9c1..372f793 100644
--- a/build/linux/ARCH/hc-linux/.install
+++ b/build/linux/ARCH/hc-linux/.install
@@ -53,37 +53,31 @@ post_install() {
     # location of the HC log/state files
     HC_VAR_DIR="/var/opt/hc"
     # ------------------------- CONFIGURATION ends here ---------------------------
-    # update or uninstall?
-    if (( $1 == 0 ))
+    echo "INFO: starting post-uninstall script ..."
+    if [[ -d ${HC_DIR} ]]
     then
-        echo "INFO: starting post-uninstall script ..."
-        if [[ -d ${HC_DIR} ]]
-        then
-            rm -rf ${HC_DIR} 2>/dev/null
-            (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_DIR}"
-        fi
-        if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR} ]]
-        then
-            rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/*.dist >/dev/null
-            (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}"
-        fi
-        if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core ]]
-        then
-            rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/*.dist >/dev/null
-            (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core"
-        fi
-        if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers ]]
-        then
-            rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers/*.dist >/dev/null
-            (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers"
-        fi
-        if [[ -d ${HC_VAR_DIR} ]]
-        then
-            rm -rf ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary 2>/dev/null
-            (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary"
-        fi
-        echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"
-    else
-        echo "INFO: skipping post-uninstall script (RPM upgrade)"
+        rm -rf ${HC_DIR} 2>/dev/null
+        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_DIR}"
     fi
+    if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR} ]]
+    then
+        rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/*.dist >/dev/null
+        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}"
+    fi
+    if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core ]]
+    then
+        rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/*.dist >/dev/null
+        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core"
+    fi
+    if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers ]]
+    then
+        rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers/*.dist >/dev/null
+        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers"
+    fi
+    if [[ -d ${HC_VAR_DIR} ]]
+    then
+        rm -rf ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary 2>/dev/null
+        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary"
+    fi
+    echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"
 }
diff --git a/build/linux/DEBIAN/hc-linux/postrm b/build/linux/DEBIAN/hc-linux/postrm
index f36c613..98e28d5 100755
--- a/build/linux/DEBIAN/hc-linux/postrm
+++ b/build/linux/DEBIAN/hc-linux/postrm
@@ -7,36 +7,30 @@ HC_ETC_DIR="/etc/opt/hc"
 # location of the HC log/state files
 HC_VAR_DIR="/var/opt/hc"
 # ------------------------- CONFIGURATION ends here ---------------------------
-# update or uninstall?
-if (( $1 == 0 ))
+echo "INFO: starting post-uninstall script ..."
+if [[ -d ${HC_DIR} ]]
 then
-    echo "INFO: starting post-uninstall script ..."
-    if [[ -d ${HC_DIR} ]]
-    then
-        rm -rf ${HC_DIR} 2>/dev/null
-        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_DIR}"
-    fi
-    if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR} ]]
-    then
-        rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/*.dist >/dev/null
-        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}"
-    fi
-    if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core ]]
-    then
-        rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/*.dist >/dev/null
-        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core"
-    fi
-    if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers ]]
-    then
-        rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers/*.dist >/dev/null
-        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers"
-    fi
-    if [[ -d ${HC_VAR_DIR} ]]
-    then
-        rm -rf ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary 2>/dev/null
-        (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary"
-    fi
-    echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"
-else
-    echo "INFO: skipping post-uninstall script (RPM upgrade)"
+    rm -rf ${HC_DIR} 2>/dev/null
+    (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_DIR}"
 fi
+if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR} ]]
+then
+    rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/*.dist >/dev/null
+    (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}"
+fi
+if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core ]]
+then
+    rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/*.dist >/dev/null
+    (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core"
+fi
+if [[ -d ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers ]]
+then
+    rm -rf ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers/*.dist >/dev/null
+    (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: could not remove .dist files in directory ${HC_ETC_DIR}/core/providers"
+fi
+if [[ -d ${HC_VAR_DIR} ]]
+then
+    rm -rf ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary 2>/dev/null
+    (( $? == 0 )) || echo "WARN: failed to remove ${HC_VAR_DIR}/state/temporary"
+fi
+echo "INFO: finished post-uninstall script"