diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/system.d/lircd-uinput@.service b/packages/sysutils/lirc/system.d/lircd-uinput@.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 485f538918..0000000000
--- a/packages/sysutils/lirc/system.d/lircd-uinput@.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=lircd-uinput with %I
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/lircd-uinput /run/lirc/lircd-%I
-Slice=system-lircd.slice
-Restart=on-failure
-RestartSec=2
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/lirc/udev.d/98-lircd.rules b/packages/sysutils/lirc/udev.d/98-lircd.rules
index 21de2446d8..985b059231 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/lirc/udev.d/98-lircd.rules
+++ b/packages/sysutils/lirc/udev.d/98-lircd.rules
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ ENV{lircd_driver}=="?*", ENV{lircd_conf}=="?*", ACTION=="add", \
   TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}+="lircd@$name:$env{lircd_driver}:$env{lircd_conf}.service", \
   RUN+="lircd_wakeup_enable"
 
-ENV{lircd_driver}=="?*", ENV{lircd_conf}=="?*", ACTION=="add", \
-  TAG+="systemd", ENV{SYSTEMD_WANTS}+="lircd-uinput@$name.service"
-
-ENV{lircd_driver}=="?*", ENV{lircd_conf}=="?*", ACTION=="remove", \
-  RUN+="/usr/bin/systemctl stop lircd-uinput@$name.service"
-
 ENV{lircd_driver}=="?*", ENV{lircd_conf}=="?*", ACTION=="remove", \
   RUN+="/usr/bin/systemctl stop lircd@$name:$env{lircd_driver}:$env{lircd_conf}.service"