diff --git a/rebar.config b/rebar.config
index 5eba13c60..fb8f40de0 100644
--- a/rebar.config
+++ b/rebar.config
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
          {template, "rel/files/riak-debug",        "bin/riak-debug"},
          {template, "rel/files/riak-chkconfig",    "bin/riak-chkconfig"},
          {template, "rel/files/riak-repl",         "bin/riak-repl"},
-         {template, "rel/files/check_riak_config", "bin/check_riak_config"},
 
          {copy, "rel/files/check_ulimit", "bin/hooks/prestart/check_ulimit"}
     ]},
diff --git a/rel/files/check_riak_config b/rel/files/check_riak_config
deleted file mode 100644
index d643cad46..000000000
--- a/rel/files/check_riak_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env escript
-%% -*- erlang -*-
-
-main([ConfigPath]) ->
-    try
-        {ok, _} = file:consult(ConfigPath),
-        io:format("config is OK\n")
-    catch
-        _:_ ->
-            io:format("Error reading ~p\n", [ConfigPath])
-    end.
diff --git a/rel/files/riak-chkconfig b/rel/files/riak-chkconfig
index df7f8946f..9d521460e 100644
--- a/rel/files/riak-chkconfig
+++ b/rel/files/riak-chkconfig
@@ -8,5 +8,16 @@
 ## "vm.args = $VMARGS_PATH"
 ## "app.config = $CONFIG_PATH"
 
-$ERTS_DIR/bin/escript $RELEASE_ROOT_DIR/bin/check_riak_config $CONFIG_PATH
+CODE=" try
+           {ok, _} = file:consult(\"$CONFIG_PATH\"),
+           io:format(\"config is OK\\n\"),
+           halt(0)
+       catch
+           _:_ ->
+               io:format(\"Error reading ~p\\n\", [\"$CONFIG_PATH\"]),
+               halt(1)
+       end."
+
+$BINDIR/erl -noshell -boot start_clean -eval "$CODE"
+
 echo $CUTTLE_CONF