diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 32e0bbb..8155bfb 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 pcsc-lite (1.8.8-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * New upstream release
+  * do not use a pcscd group any more. pcscd is started at boot or by systemd
 
  -- Ludovic Rousseau <rousseau@debian.org>  Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:24:42 +0100
 
diff --git a/debian/pcscd.init b/debian/pcscd.init
index 9b173cb..b9b8f32 100644
--- a/debian/pcscd.init
+++ b/debian/pcscd.init
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ do_start()
 		rm -rf $IPCDIR
 		mkdir $IPCDIR
 	fi
-	chgrp pcscd $IPCDIR
-	chmod 0775 $IPCDIR
+	chmod 0755 $IPCDIR
 
 	# Return
 	#   0 if daemon has been started
diff --git a/debian/pcscd.postinst b/debian/pcscd.postinst
index 6d30672..ae48f99 100644
--- a/debian/pcscd.postinst
+++ b/debian/pcscd.postinst
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ if [ -d $CFGDIR ]; then
 	rm -rf $CFGDIR
 fi
 
-# create the pcscd group
-addgroup --system pcscd --quiet
-
 # enable pcscd for systemd
 [ -x /bin/systemctl ] && [ -d /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd ] && systemctl enable pcscd.socket