diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/metadata.xml b/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/metadata.xml
index a391f10c90..5f37d92d87 100644
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/metadata.xml
+++ b/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/metadata.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 		<flag name="wlsunset">Night light functionality</flag>
 		<flag name="xdg-desktop-portal">Enables “Portal” option in screen recorder</flag>
 		<flag name="xwayland">Install xwayland-satellite for xwayland support</flag>
-		<flag name="systemd">Install systemd service unit</flag>
 	</use>
 	<longdescription>
 		Noctalia is a beautiful, minimal desktop shell for Wayland that actually gets out of your way. Built on Quickshell with a warm lavender aesthetic that you can easily customize to match your vibe.
diff --git a/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/noctalia-shell-3.7.5.ebuild b/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/noctalia-shell-3.7.5.ebuild
index 9476b3cfdb..b1632fe766 100644
--- a/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/noctalia-shell-3.7.5.ebuild
+++ b/gui-apps/noctalia-shell/noctalia-shell-3.7.5.ebuild
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/noctalia-release"
 LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
-IUSE="cliphist cava wlsunset xdg-desktop-portal evolution-data-server polkit-kde-agent matugen xwayland systemd"
+IUSE="cliphist cava wlsunset xdg-desktop-portal evolution-data-server polkit-kde-agent matugen xwayland"
 
 inherit systemd
 
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ src_install() {
 	doins -r .
 
 	# Install systemd unit
-	if use systemd; then
-		systemd_dounit Assets/Services/systemd/noctalia.service
-	fi
+	systemd_dounit Assets/Services/systemd/noctalia.service
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {