--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS = --with-systemdsystemunitdir=$$dc_install_base/$(systemdsystemunitdir)
 BUILT_SOURCES=
 CLEANFILES=
 man1_MANS=
@@ -10,13 +9,6 @@ LDADD = @jose_LIBS@ @http_parser_LIBS@
 cachedir = $(localstatedir)/cache/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 jwkdir = $(localstatedir)/db/$(PACKAGE_NAME)
 
-nodist_systemdsystemunit_DATA = \
-    units/tangd@.service \
-    units/tangd.socket \
-    units/tangd-update.path \
-    units/tangd-update.service \
-    units/tangd-keygen.service
-
 dist_libexec_SCRIPTS = src/tangd-update src/tangd-keygen
 dist_bin_SCRIPTS = src/tang-show-keys
 libexec_PROGRAMS = src/tangd
@@ -52,9 +44,7 @@ src_tangd_SOURCES = src/http.c src/http.h src/tangd.c
 AM_TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = SD_ACTIVATE="@SD_ACTIVATE@" PATH=$(srcdir)/src:$(builddir)/src:$(PATH)
 TESTS = tests/adv tests/rec
 
-CLEANFILES += $(nodist_systemdsystemunit_DATA)
 EXTRA_DIST = \
-    $(foreach unit,$(nodist_systemdsystemunit_DATA),$(unit).in) \
     COPYING \
     $(TESTS) \
     $(man_ADOC_FILES)
