diff --git a/srcpkgs/polipo/files/polipo.service b/srcpkgs/polipo/files/polipo.service
deleted file mode 100644
index a4c0f6d948b..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/polipo/files/polipo.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Polipo Proxy Server
-After=network.target
-
-[Service]
-Type=forking
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/polipo daemonise=true logFile="/var/log/polipo.log"
-User=nobody
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/polipo/template b/srcpkgs/polipo/template
index b785c5a42e5..a9b5a682711 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/polipo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/polipo/template
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'polipo'
 pkgname=polipo
 version=1.1.1
-revision=3
-build_options="systemd"
+revision=4
 replaces="runit-void<20141013_2"
 short_desc="A small and fast caching web proxy"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -23,9 +22,5 @@ do_install() {
 	# install sample config files
 	vinstall config.sample 644 usr/share/examples/polipo
 	vinstall forbidden.sample 644 usr/share/examples/polipo
-	if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
-		# systemd service
-		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/polipo.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
-	fi
 	vsv polipo
 }