diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
index 6031a2316094..fe2dd2798bff 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitlab.nix
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ in {
     };
 
     systemd.services.gitlab-workhorse = {
-      after = [ "network.target" "gitlab.service" ];
+      after = [ "network.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       environment.HOME = gitlabEnv.HOME;
       environment.GITLAB_SHELL_CONFIG_PATH = gitlabEnv.GITLAB_SHELL_CONFIG_PATH;