diff --git a/slurm.spec b/slurm.spec
index 2256eac..8b41912 100644
--- a/slurm.spec
+++ b/slurm.spec
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 %define nss_so 2
 %define pmix_so 2
 %define ver_major %(ver=%{version}; echo ${ver%.*})
-%define with_systemd 1
 
 %define pname slurm