diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix
index de8fd8ce1508..378bcabfc82b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/gnupg/24.nix
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       rm $f
     done
   '' else ''
-    mkdir -p $out/lib/systemd/user
-    for f in doc/examples/systemd-user/*.{service,socket} ; do
-      substitute $f $out/lib/systemd/user/$(basename $f) \
-        --replace /usr/bin $out/bin
-    done
-
     # add gpg2 symlink to make sure git does not break when signing commits
     ln -s $out/bin/gpg $out/bin/gpg2