diff --git a/files/CentOS/tinc.systemd b/files/CentOS/tinc.systemd
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b71368..0000000
--- a/files/CentOS/tinc.systemd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Tinc VPN daemon for network %i
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=forking
-Restart=on-failure
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/tincd -n %i
-ExecStop=/usr/sbin/tincd -n %i -k
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/manifests/centos.pp b/manifests/centos.pp
index 530f1cd..bcd6d54 100644
--- a/manifests/centos.pp
+++ b/manifests/centos.pp
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 # manage centos specific things
 class tinc::centos inherits tinc::base {
   if $tinc::uses_systemd {
-    file{'/etc/systemd/system/tincd@.service':
-      source  => 'puppet:///modules/tinc/CentOS/tinc.systemd',
-      require => Package['tinc'],
-      owner   => root,
-      group   => 0,
-      mode    => '0644';
-    }
     # systemd manages per instance
     Service['tinc'] {
       ensure => undef,