diff --git a/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig b/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig
index 9d9bdce4..67fca2f7 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig
+++ b/buildroot-external/configs/mycroftos_rpi3_defconfig
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_MIMIC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MIMIC_AUDIO_BACKEND_ALSA=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MPG123=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MPV=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PULSEAUDIO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_VLC=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_GZIP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LZ4=y
@@ -72,7 +73,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_FINDUTILS=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_GIT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_GREP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_JQ=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_LIBTOOL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_MAKE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PKGCONF=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_E2FSPROGS=y
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_TORNADO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_WEBSOCKET_CLIENT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PORTAUDIO=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PORTAUDIO_OSS=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_SPEEX=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SPEEXDSP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LIBARCHIVE=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_LIBARCHIVE_BSDTAR=y
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PETACT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PIP=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_POCKETSPHINX=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PRECISE_RUNNER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PULSECTL=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYCHROMECAST=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYJWT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_REQUESTS_FUTURES=y
diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/init.d/S50pulseaudio b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/init.d/S50pulseaudio
deleted file mode 100755
index e836ee4d..00000000
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/init.d/S50pulseaudio
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-#
-# Starts pulseaudio.
-#
-
-
-start() {
-	printf "Starting pulseaudio: "
-	umask 007
-	/usr/bin/pulseaudio --system --daemonize --disallow-exit
-	echo "OK"
-}
-stop() {
-	printf "Stopping pulseaudio: "
-	pulseaudio --kill
-	echo "OK"
-}
-restart() {
-	stop
-	start
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-	start
-	;;
-  stop)
-	stop
-	;;
-  restart|reload)
-	restart
-	;;
-  *)
-	echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
-	exit 1
-esac
-
-exit $?
-