diff --git a/package/libiio/libiio.mk b/package/libiio/libiio.mk
index 3cbfdd63f9..e8fb6b2f25 100644
--- a/package/libiio/libiio.mk
+++ b/package/libiio/libiio.mk
@@ -79,13 +79,6 @@ define LIBIIO_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0755 package/libiio/S99iiod \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/init.d/S99iiod
 endef
-define LIBIIO_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
-	$(INSTALL) -d $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
-	$(INSTALL) -D -m 0644 $(@D)/debian/iiod.service \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/systemd/system/iiod.service
-	ln -fs ../../../../usr/lib/systemd/system/iiod.service \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/iiod.service
-endef
 endif
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))