diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service.in b/units/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service.in
index d45381d47ba..0cb7076f12a 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-catalog-update.service.in
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service local-fs.target
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target systemd-update-done.service
-RefuseManualStart=yes
-RefuseManualStop=yes
 ConditionNeedsUpdate=/etc
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/units/systemd-sysusers.service.in b/units/systemd-sysusers.service.in
index a4c77141557..69fea11fb15 100644
--- a/units/systemd-sysusers.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-sysusers.service.in
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target systemd-update-done.service
-RefuseManualStart=yes
-RefuseManualStop=yes
 ConditionNeedsUpdate=/etc
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/units/systemd-udev-hwdb-update.service.in b/units/systemd-udev-hwdb-update.service.in
index 4e7b845ea47..153d93c7e54 100644
--- a/units/systemd-udev-hwdb-update.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-udev-hwdb-update.service.in
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service systemd-remount-fs.service
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target systemd-update-done.service
-RefuseManualStart=yes
-RefuseManualStop=yes
 ConditionNeedsUpdate=/etc
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/units/systemd-update-done.service.in b/units/systemd-update-done.service.in
index 1a907f9637d..f75fcff5781 100644
--- a/units/systemd-update-done.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-update-done.service.in
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=systemd-readahead-collect.service systemd-readahead-replay.service local-fs.target
 Before=sysinit.target shutdown.target
-RefuseManualStart=yes
-RefuseManualStop=yes
 ConditionNeedsUpdate=|/etc
 ConditionNeedsUpdate=|/var