diff --git a/units/anvil-daemon.service b/units/anvil-daemon.service
index 95169f76..c9915ceb 100644
--- a/units/anvil-daemon.service
+++ b/units/anvil-daemon.service
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ Wants=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-ExecStartPre=-/bin/sh -c "if [ -f /usr/sbin/akmods ]; then /usr/sbin/modprobe drbd || /usr/sbin/akmods --force; fi"
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/anvil-daemon
 ExecStop=/bin/kill -WINCH ${MAINPID}
 Restart=always