diff --git a/data/templates/vrrp/10-override.conf.j2 b/data/templates/vrrp/10-override.conf.j2
index 4a16012b6..dd0216d23 100644
--- a/data/templates/vrrp/10-override.conf.j2
+++ b/data/templates/vrrp/10-override.conf.j2
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
 ### Autogenerated by ${vyos_conf_scripts_dir}/vrrp.py ###
 {% set snmp = '--snmp' if snmp is defined else '' %}
 [Unit]
 After=vyos-router.service
-# Only start if there is our configuration file - remove Debian default
-# config file from the condition list
-ConditionFileNotEmpty=
+# Only start if there is our configuration file
 ConditionFileNotEmpty=/run/keepalived/keepalived.conf
 
 [Service]
-KillMode=process
-Type=simple
 # Read configuration variable file if it is present
 ExecStart=
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/keepalived --use-file /run/keepalived/keepalived.conf --pid /run/keepalived/keepalived.pid --dont-fork {{ snmp }}
 PIDFile=/run/keepalived/keepalived.pid
diff --git a/src/systemd/keepalived.service b/src/systemd/keepalived.service
deleted file mode 100644
index a462d8614..000000000
--- a/src/systemd/keepalived.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Keepalive Daemon (LVS and VRRP)
-After=vyos-router.service
-# Only start if there is a configuration file
-ConditionFileNotEmpty=/run/keepalived/keepalived.conf
-
-[Service]
-KillMode=process
-Type=simple
-# Read configuration variable file if it is present
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/keepalived --use-file /run/keepalived/keepalived.conf --pid /run/keepalived/keepalived.pid --dont-fork --snmp
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-PIDFile=/run/keepalived/keepalived.pid