diff --git a/shell-completion/bash/systemctl.in b/shell-completion/bash/systemctl.in
index 4ff76d87fcd..1c26ca24c4a 100644
--- a/shell-completion/bash/systemctl.in
+++ b/shell-completion/bash/systemctl.in
@@ -235,13 +235,11 @@ _systemctl () {
                 compopt -o filenames
 
         elif __contains_word "$verb" ${VERBS[STARTABLE_UNITS]}; then
-                comps=$( __get_startable_units $mode "$cur";
-                         __get_template_names $mode "$cur")
+                comps=$( __get_startable_units $mode "$cur" )
                 compopt -o filenames
 
         elif __contains_word "$verb" ${VERBS[RESTARTABLE_UNITS]}; then
-                comps=$( __get_restartable_units $mode "$cur";
-                         __get_template_names $mode "$cur")
+                comps=$( __get_restartable_units $mode "$cur" )
                 compopt -o filenames
 
         elif __contains_word "$verb" ${VERBS[STOPPABLE_UNITS]}; then
diff --git a/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl.in b/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl.in
index e49129b9025..173e815a199 100644
--- a/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl.in
+++ b/shell-completion/zsh/_systemctl.in
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ done
 {
    local _sys_startable_units; _systemctl_startable_units
    _wanted systemd-units expl 'startable unit' \
-     compadd "$@" - ${_sys_startable_units[*]} $(_systemctl_get_template_names)
+     compadd "$@" - ${_sys_startable_units[*]}
 }
 
 # Completion functions for STOPPABLE_UNITS
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ for fun in restart reload-or-restart ; do
   {
     local _sys_restartable_units; _systemctl_restartable_units
     _wanted systemd-units expl 'restartable unit' \
-      compadd "$@" - ${_sys_restartable_units[*]} $(_systemctl_get_template_names)
+      compadd "$@" - ${_sys_restartable_units[*]}
   }
 done