diff --git a/packages/debian/control b/packages/debian/control
index da70b65..d154147 100644
--- a/packages/debian/control
+++ b/packages/debian/control
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ Package: sanoid
 Architecture: all
 Depends: libcapture-tiny-perl,
          libconfig-inifiles-perl,
-         systemd,
          zfsutils-linux | zfs,
          ${misc:Depends},
          ${perl:Depends}