diff --git a/action-configtest.sh b/action-configtest.sh
index 6685b0a..711d9cd 100644
--- a/action-configtest.sh
+++ b/action-configtest.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec /sbin/apachectl configtest "$@"
+exec /usr/sbin/httpd -t
diff --git a/action-graceful.sh b/action-graceful.sh
index dc68b2e..4976087 100644
--- a/action-graceful.sh
+++ b/action-graceful.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-exec /sbin/apachectl graceful "$@"
+exec /sbin/apachectl graceful
diff --git a/apachectl.sh b/apachectl.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ee2dba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apachectl.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/sh
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+if [ "x$1" = "x-k" ]; then
+    shift
+fi
+
+ACMD="$1"
+ARGV="$@"
+SVC='httpd.service'
+
+if [ "x$2" != "x" ] ; then
+    echo Passing arguments to httpd using apachectl is no longer supported.
+    echo You can only start/stop/restart httpd using this script.
+    echo To pass extra arguments to httpd, see the $SVC'(8)'
+    echo man page.
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+case $ACMD in
+start|stop|restart|status)
+    /usr/bin/systemctl --no-pager $ACMD $SVC
+    ERROR=$?
+    ;;
+graceful)
+    if /usr/bin/systemctl -q is-active $SVC; then
+        /usr/bin/systemctl kill --signal=SIGUSR1 $SVC
+    else
+        /usr/bin/systemctl start $SVC
+    fi
+    ERROR=$?
+    ;;
+graceful-stop)
+    /usr/bin/systemctl kill --signal=SIGWINCH $SVC
+    ERROR=$?
+    ;;
+configtest)
+    /usr/sbin/service ${SVC/.service//} $ACMD
+    ERROR=$?
+    ;;
+*)
+    echo apachectl: The \"$ACMD\" option is not supported. 1>&2
+    ERROR=2
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit $ERROR
+
diff --git a/httpd-2.4.1-apctl.patch b/httpd-2.4.1-apctl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b31c3c5..0000000
--- a/httpd-2.4.1-apctl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-
-- fail gracefully if links is not installed on target system
-- source sysconfig/httpd for custom env. vars etc.
-- make httpd -t work even in SELinux
-- pass $OPTIONS to all $HTTPD invocation
-
-Upstream-HEAD: vendor
-Upstream-2.0: vendor
-Upstream-Status: Vendor-specific changes for better initscript integration
-
---- httpd-2.4.1/support/apachectl.in.apctl
-+++ httpd-2.4.1/support/apachectl.in
-@@ -44,19 +44,25 @@ ARGV="$@"
- # the path to your httpd binary, including options if necessary
- HTTPD='@exp_sbindir@/@progname@'
- #
--# pick up any necessary environment variables
--if test -f @exp_sbindir@/envvars; then
--  . @exp_sbindir@/envvars
--fi
- #
- # a command that outputs a formatted text version of the HTML at the
- # url given on the command line.  Designed for lynx, however other
- # programs may work.  
--LYNX="@LYNX_PATH@ -dump"
-+if [ -x "@LYNX_PATH@" ]; then
-+  LYNX="@LYNX_PATH@ -dump"
-+else
-+  LYNX=none
-+fi
- #
- # the URL to your server's mod_status status page.  If you do not
- # have one, then status and fullstatus will not work.
- STATUSURL="http://localhost:@PORT@/server-status"
-+
-+# Source /etc/sysconfig/httpd for $HTTPD setting, etc.
-+if [ -r /etc/sysconfig/httpd ]; then
-+   . /etc/sysconfig/httpd
-+fi
-+
- #
- # Set this variable to a command that increases the maximum
- # number of file descriptors allowed per child process. This is
-@@ -76,9 +82,27 @@ if [ "x$ARGV" = "x" ] ; then 
-     ARGV="-h"
- fi
- 
-+function checklynx() {
-+if [ "$LYNX" = "none" ]; then
-+   echo "The 'links' package is required for this functionality."
-+   exit 8
-+fi
-+}
-+
-+function testconfig() {
-+# httpd is denied terminal access in SELinux, so run in the
-+# current context to get stdout from $HTTPD -t.
-+if test -x /usr/sbin/selinuxenabled && /usr/sbin/selinuxenabled; then
-+  runcon -- `id -Z` $HTTPD $OPTIONS -t
-+else
-+  $HTTPD $OPTIONS -t
-+fi
-+ERROR=$?
-+}
-+
- case $ACMD in
- start|stop|restart|graceful|graceful-stop)
--    $HTTPD -k $ARGV
-+    $HTTPD $OPTIONS -k $ARGV
-     ERROR=$?
-     ;;
- startssl|sslstart|start-SSL)
-@@ -88,17 +112,18 @@ startssl|sslstart|start-SSL)
-     ERROR=2
-     ;;
- configtest)
--    $HTTPD -t
--    ERROR=$?
-+    testconfig
-     ;;
- status)
-+    checklynx
-     $LYNX $STATUSURL | awk ' /process$/ { print; exit } { print } '
-     ;;
- fullstatus)
-+    checklynx
-     $LYNX $STATUSURL
-     ;;
- *)
--    $HTTPD "$@"
-+    $HTTPD $OPTIONS "$@"
-     ERROR=$?
- esac
- 
diff --git a/httpd-2.4.34-apctlsystemd.patch b/httpd-2.4.34-apctlsystemd.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 20d7101..0000000
--- a/httpd-2.4.34-apctlsystemd.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-
-Make apachectl run via systemctl.
-
-Note: "apachectl graceful" is documented to start httpd if not running.
-
-Upstream-Status: vendor specific patch
-
---- httpd-2.4.34/support/apachectl.in.apctlsystemd
-+++ httpd-2.4.34/support/apachectl.in
-@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@
- # have one, then status and fullstatus will not work.
- STATUSURL="http://localhost:@PORT@/server-status"
- 
--# Source /etc/sysconfig/httpd for $HTTPD setting, etc.
--if [ -r /etc/sysconfig/httpd ]; then
--   . /etc/sysconfig/httpd
--fi
--
- #
- # Set this variable to a command that increases the maximum
- # number of file descriptors allowed per child process. This is
-@@ -100,9 +95,28 @@
- ERROR=$?
- }
- 
-+if [ "x$2" != "x" ] ; then
-+    echo Passing arguments to httpd using apachectl is no longer supported.
-+    echo You can only start/stop/restart httpd using this script.
-+    echo "To pass extra arguments to httpd, see the httpd.service(8)"
-+    echo man page.
-+fi
-+
- case $ACMD in
--start|stop|restart|graceful|graceful-stop)
--    $HTTPD $OPTIONS -k $ARGV
-+start|stop|restart|status)
-+    /usr/bin/systemctl $ACMD httpd.service
-+    ERROR=$?
-+    ;;
-+graceful)
-+    if /usr/bin/systemctl -q is-active httpd.service; then
-+        /usr/bin/systemctl reload httpd.service
-+    else
-+        /usr/bin/systemctl start httpd.service
-+    fi
-+    ERROR=$?
-+    ;;
-+graceful-stop)
-+    /usr/bin/systemctl stop httpd.service
-     ERROR=$?
-     ;;
- startssl|sslstart|start-SSL)
-@@ -114,10 +128,6 @@
- configtest)
-     testconfig
-     ;;
--status)
--    checklynx
--    $LYNX $STATUSURL | awk ' /process$/ { print; exit } { print } '
--    ;;
- fullstatus)
-     checklynx
-     $LYNX $STATUSURL
diff --git a/httpd.spec b/httpd.spec
index b7520a2..d8f2d02 100644
--- a/httpd.spec
+++ b/httpd.spec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 Summary: Apache HTTP Server
 Name: httpd
 Version: 2.4.38
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 URL: https://httpd.apache.org/
 Source0: https://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/httpd-%{version}.tar.bz2
 Source1: index.html
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ Source26: 10-listen443.conf
 Source27: httpd.socket
 Source28: 00-optional.conf
 Source29: 01-md.conf
-# Documentation
 Source30: README.confd
 Source31: README.confmod
 Source32: httpd.service.xml
@@ -57,11 +56,10 @@ Source42: httpd-init.service
 Source43: httpd-ssl-gencerts
 Source44: httpd@.service
 Source45: config.layout
+Source46: apachectl.sh
 # build/scripts patches
-Patch1: httpd-2.4.1-apctl.patch
 Patch2: httpd-2.4.9-apxs.patch
 Patch3: httpd-2.4.1-deplibs.patch
-Patch6: httpd-2.4.34-apctlsystemd.patch
 # Needed for socket activation and mod_systemd patch
 Patch19: httpd-2.4.25-detect-systemd.patch
 # Features/functional changes
@@ -210,10 +208,8 @@ interface for storing and accessing per-user session data.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
-%patch1 -p1 -b .apctl
 %patch2 -p1 -b .apxs
 %patch3 -p1 -b .deplibs
-%patch6 -p1 -b .apctlsystemd
 
 %patch19 -p1 -b .detectsystemd
 
@@ -482,7 +478,8 @@ install -m755 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/httpd-ssl-pass-dialog \
 install -m755 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/httpd-ssl-gencerts \
 	$RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libexecdir}/httpd-ssl-gencerts
 
-# Install action scripts
+# Install scripts
+install -p -m 755 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/apachectl.sh $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sbindir}/apachectl
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libexecdir}/initscripts/legacy-actions/httpd
 for f in graceful configtest; do
     install -p -m 755 $RPM_SOURCE_DIR/action-${f}.sh \
@@ -736,6 +733,13 @@ exit $rv
 %{_rpmconfigdir}/macros.d/macros.httpd
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Feb 28 2019 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 2.4.38-6
+- apachectl: cleanup and replace script wholesale (#1641237)
+ * drop "apachectl fullstatus" support
+ * run systemctl with --no-pager option
+ * implement graceful&graceful-stop by signal directly
+- run "httpd -t" from legacy action script
+
 * Tue Feb 05 2019 Lubos Uhliarik <luhliari@redhat.com> - 2.4.38-5
 - segmentation fault fix (FIPS)