diff --git a/fence_virtd.service.in b/fence_virtd.service.in
index e69d3d3..14c2b3a 100644
--- a/fence_virtd.service.in
+++ b/fence_virtd.service.in
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 [Service]
 Type=forking
 Restart=on-failure
-SysVStartPriority=99
 Environment="FENCE_VIRTD_ARGS=-w"
 
 # Autogenerated below here