diff -Nru bluez-5.45/debian/bluez.bluetooth.upstart bluez-5.45/debian/bluez.bluetooth.upstart
--- bluez-5.45/debian/bluez.bluetooth.upstart	2017-06-13 19:55:31.000000000 +0200
+++ bluez-5.45/debian/bluez.bluetooth.upstart	1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# bluez - bluetooth daemon
-
-description     "bluetooth daemon"
-
-start on started dbus
-stop on stopping dbus
-
-env UART_CONF=/etc/bluetooth/uart
-env RFCOMM_CONF=/etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf
-
-respawn
-
-exec /usr/sbin/bluetoothd
-
-post-start script
-	[ "$VERBOSE" = no ] && redirect='>/dev/null 2>&1' || redirect=
-
-	# start_uarts()
-	if [ -x /usr/sbin/hciattach ] && [ -f $UART_CONF ];
-	then
-		grep -v '^#' $UART_CONF | while read i; do
-		  eval "/usr/sbin/hciattach $i $redirect" || :
-		done
-	fi
-
-	# start_rfcomm()
-	if [ -x /usr/bin/rfcomm ] && [ -f $RFCOMM_CONF ] ;
-	then
-		# rfcomm must always succeed for now: users
-		# may not yet have an rfcomm-enabled kernel
-		eval "/usr/bin/rfcomm -f $RFCOMM_CONF bind all $redirect" || :
-	fi
-end script
-
-post-stop script
-	# stop_uarts()
-	logger -t bluez "Stopping uarts"
-	killall hciattach >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-
-	# stop_rfcomm()
-	logger -t bluez "Stopping rfcomm"
-	if [ -x /usr/bin/rfcomm ];
-	then
-		eval "/usr/bin/rfcomm unbind all $redirect" || :
-	fi
-end script
diff -Nru bluez-5.45/debian/changelog bluez-5.45/debian/changelog
--- bluez-5.45/debian/changelog	2017-06-13 19:55:31.000000000 +0200
+++ bluez-5.45/debian/changelog	2017-08-07 13:29:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+bluez (5.45-0ubuntu3) artful; urgency=medium
+
+  * Drop deprecated rfcomm.conf and upstart config. (LP: #1674680)
+
+ -- Dariusz Gadomski <dariusz.gadomski@canonical.com>  Mon, 07 Aug 2017 13:29:41 +0200
+
 bluez (5.45-0ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium
 
   * No-change rebuild against evolution-data-server 3.24
diff -Nru bluez-5.45/debian/README.Debian bluez-5.45/debian/README.Debian
--- bluez-5.45/debian/README.Debian	2017-06-13 19:55:31.000000000 +0200
+++ bluez-5.45/debian/README.Debian	2017-08-07 13:29:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 RFCOMM with legacy applications -- see rfcomm(8).  Users must be in group
 'dialout' to have privileges to use these devices.
 
-You can edit /etc/bluetooth/rfcomm.conf to have some rfcomm devices bound
-automatically at boot time.
-
 If you wish to install PCMCIA card services support for your Bluetooth
 devices you should install the bluez-pcmcia-support package.