diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index f0a3c6e65fec..425665894be1 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -575,12 +575,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
-    # sysinit.target: Don't depend on
-    # systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service. This interferes with NixOps's
-    # send-keys feature (since sshd.service depends indirectly on
-    # sysinit.target).
-    mv $out/lib/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants/systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service $out/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/
-
     mkdir -p $out/example/systemd
     mv $out/lib/{modules-load.d,binfmt.d,sysctl.d,tmpfiles.d} $out/example
     mv $out/lib/systemd/{system,user} $out/example/systemd