diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm/files/lightdm.service b/srcpkgs/lightdm/files/lightdm.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b22f034c5d..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm/files/lightdm.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Light Display Manager
-Documentation=man:lightdm(1)
-Conflicts=getty@tty1.service
-After=systemd-user-sessions.service getty@tty1.service plymouth-quit.service
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/lightdm
-Restart=always
-IgnoreSIGPIPE=no
-BusName=org.freedesktop.DisplayManager
-
-[Install]
-Alias=display-manager.service
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm/files/lightdm.tmpfiles b/srcpkgs/lightdm/files/lightdm.tmpfiles
deleted file mode 100644
index 69e19c075fe..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm/files/lightdm.tmpfiles
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-d /run/lightdm 0711 lightdm lightdm
-
diff --git a/srcpkgs/lightdm/template b/srcpkgs/lightdm/template
index 859eedb0c4f..cff4d95cce6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lightdm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lightdm/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'lightdm'
 pkgname=lightdm
 version=1.14.2
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_pie=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--sbindir=/usr/bin --with-greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeter
@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ homepage="https://launchpad.net/lightdm"
 distfiles="https://launchpad.net/lightdm/${version%.*}/$version/+download/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
 checksum=28b078979870782aaa1a9167945e1dab19cc6d699747af3d0c0c9a3bdb8dbba1
 
-# both install /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.DisplayManager.conf
-conflicts="sddm>=0"
-
-build_options="gir systemd"
+build_options="gir"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool $(vopt_if gir gobject-introspection)"
 makedepends="dbus-glib-devel libxklavier-devel libxml2-devel
  gtk+3-devel libxcb-devel libXdmcp-devel pam-devel vala-devel
- libgcrypt-devel accountsservice-devel $(vopt_if systemd systemd-devel)"
-depends="dbus accountsservice $(vopt_if systemd '' 'ConsoleKit2 upower0')"
+ libgcrypt-devel accountsservice-devel"
+depends="dbus accountsservice ConsoleKit2 upower0"
 conf_files="
 	/etc/lightdm/keys.conf
 	/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
@@ -44,10 +41,6 @@ fi
 post_install() {
 	# Remove provided init file and use our own.
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/init
-	if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
-		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/lightdm.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
-		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/lightdm.tmpfiles 644 usr/lib/tmpfiles.d lightdm.conf
-	fi
 	vsv lightdm
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/lightdm.rules 644 usr/share/polkit-1/rules.d
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/xsession 755 etc/lightdm Xsession