diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix
index 471f4bf8b33f..2b51770a5aa1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/wireguard.nix
@@ -244,17 +244,6 @@ let
 
   };
 
-  generatePathUnit = name: values:
-    assert (values.privateKey == null);
-    assert (values.privateKeyFile != null);
-    nameValuePair "wireguard-${name}"
-      {
-        description = "WireGuard Tunnel - ${name} - Private Key";
-        requiredBy = [ "wireguard-${name}.service" ];
-        before = [ "wireguard-${name}.service" ];
-        pathConfig.PathExists = values.privateKeyFile;
-      };
-
   generateKeyServiceUnit = name: values:
     assert values.generatePrivateKeyFile;
     nameValuePair "wireguard-${name}-key"
@@ -509,9 +498,6 @@ in
       // (mapAttrs' generateKeyServiceUnit
       (filterAttrs (name: value: value.generatePrivateKeyFile) cfg.interfaces));
 
-    systemd.paths = mapAttrs' generatePathUnit
-      (filterAttrs (name: value: value.privateKeyFile != null) cfg.interfaces);
-
   });
 
 }