diff -Nru squid3-3.3.8/debian/changelog squid3-3.3.8/debian/changelog
--- squid3-3.3.8/debian/changelog	2015-03-04 20:44:54.000000000 +0300
+++ squid3-3.3.8/debian/changelog	2015-03-05 16:34:20.000000000 +0300
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+squid3 (3.3.8-1ubuntu12) vivid; urgency=medium
+
+  * d/squid3.prerm: Removed redundant upstart-only code. Equivalent
+    operations are carried out by debhelper-generated code in a more
+    generic manner. (LP: #1424508)
+
+ -- Oleg Strikov <oleg.strikov@canonical.com>  Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:24:33 +0300
+
 squid3 (3.3.8-1ubuntu11) vivid; urgency=medium
 
   * d/patches/fix-caching-vary-header.patch: Added upstream patch
diff -Nru squid3-3.3.8/debian/squid3.prerm squid3-3.3.8/debian/squid3.prerm
--- squid3-3.3.8/debian/squid3.prerm	2014-11-24 20:40:59.000000000 +0300
+++ squid3-3.3.8/debian/squid3.prerm	2015-03-05 14:24:19.000000000 +0300
@@ -2,19 +2,6 @@
 
 set -e
 
-case "$1" in
-	remove|remove-in-favour|deconfigure-in-favour)
-		#
-		#	Stop the daemon
-		#
-		if status squid3 | grep "start/running" > /dev/null; then
-			stop squid3
-		fi
-		;;
-	upgrade|failed-upgrade)
-		;;
-esac
-
 # dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
 # generated by other debhelper scripts.