diff --git a/contrib/systemd/gitea.service b/contrib/systemd/gitea.service
index d205c6ee8b..c091722a74 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/gitea.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/gitea.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Gitea (Git with a cup of tea)
-After=syslog.target
 After=network.target
 ###
 # Don't forget to add the database service dependencies