diff --git a/srcpkgs/cherokee/files/cherokee.service b/srcpkgs/cherokee/files/cherokee.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 03a0279391..0000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/cherokee/files/cherokee.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Cherokee web server
-After=syslog.target network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=forking
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/cherokee -d -C /etc/cherokee/cherokee.conf
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/cherokee/template b/srcpkgs/cherokee/template
index ff6ec26189..7eb05ee0fb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cherokee/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cherokee/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'cherokee'
 pkgname=cherokee
 version=1.2.104
-revision=5
+revision=6
 wrksrc="webserver-${version}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ make_dirs="
 	/var/log/cherokee               0755    httpd   httpd
 	/var/lib/cherokee/graphs/images 0755    httpd   httpd"
 
-build_options="systemd"
-
 pre_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		_args="--host=${XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET}"
@@ -43,10 +41,6 @@ post_install() {
 
 	# Install PAM configuration file
 	vinstall pam.d_cherokee 644 etc/pam.d ${pkgname}
-
-	if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
-		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/${pkgname}.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
-	fi
 }
 
 cherokee-devel_package() {