diff --git a/autostart/systemd/fenrir.service b/autostart/systemd/fenrir.service
deleted file mode 100644
index eeeebd07..00000000
--- a/autostart/systemd/fenrir.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Fenrir screenreader
-Wants=systemd-udev-settle.service
-After=systemd-udev-settle.service sound.target
-[Service]
-Type=forking
-PIDFile=/var/run/fenrir.pid
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/fenrir-daemon
-ExecReload=/usr/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-Restart=always
-#Group=fenrirscreenreader
-#User=fenrirscreenreader
-
-[Install]
-# start as early as possible in boot process
-#WantedBy=sound.target
-# start as soon the login prompt is available
-WantedBy=getty.target
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 2dd792ef..9a7a7931 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ read -p "This will install Fenrir. Press ctrl+C to cancel, or enter to continue.
 # Fenrir main application
 install -m755 -d /opt/fenrirscreenreader
 cp -af src/* /opt/fenrirscreenreader
-install -m644 -D "autostart/systemd/fenrir.service" /etc/systemd/system/fenrir.service
+
 ln -fs /opt/fenrirscreenreader/fenrir-daemon /usr/bin/fenrir-daemon
 ln -fs /opt/fenrirscreenreader/fenrir /usr/bin/fenrir
 # tools
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88c5f789..2643c2c9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ destDir = '/usr/share/sounds/fenrirscreenreader/template'
 data_files.append((destDir, files))
 files = glob.glob('tools/*') 
 data_files.append(('/usr/share/fenrirscreenreader/tools', files))
-data_files.append(('/etc/systemd/system', ['autostart/systemd/fenrir.service']))
 data_files.append(('/usr/share/man/man1', ['docu/fenrir.1']))
 
 def read(fname):