diff --git a/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/files/nfs-server/run b/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/files/nfs-server/run
index 4c485106bd05d5..202f862c19bc04 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/files/nfs-server/run
+++ b/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/files/nfs-server/run
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ exec 2>&1
 # Settings in ./conf should be preferred over /etc/conf.d/nfs-server.conf
 [ -r ./conf ] && . ./conf
 
-# If this var is set, there's no need to enable statd and rpcbind services as they pertain to NFSv3
-if [ -z "$NFSV4_ONLY" ]; then
-	sv check statd >/dev/null || exit 1
-fi
-
 # Check/mount rpc_pipefs (loads sunrpc kernel module)
 if ! mountpoint -q /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs; then
 	mount -t rpc_pipefs rpc_pipefs /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs -o defaults || exit 1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/template b/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/template
index aa96efe9adaa6c..0df32e4b3602f4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nfs-utils/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'nfs-utils'
 pkgname=nfs-utils
 version=2.8.4
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-statduser=nobody --enable-gss --enable-nfsv4
  --with-statedir=/var/lib/nfs --enable-libmount-mount --enable-svcgss