diff --git a/warewulf.spec.in b/warewulf.spec.in
index 0f76c3c2..64b8cd69 100644
--- a/warewulf.spec.in
+++ b/warewulf.spec.in
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ groupadd -r warewulf >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %if %{?rhel}%{!?rhel:0} >= 7
     groupadd -r warewulf >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
     systemctl daemon-reload >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-    systemctl start warewulfd >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
-    systemctl enable warewulfd >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
 %endif
 
 %clean