diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c9137595e5..5c1af3a0e2 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -4140,11 +4140,6 @@ endif
 data/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service: $(srcdir)/data/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN) $(data_edit) $< >$@
 
-data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service: $(srcdir)/data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service.in
-	$(AM_V_GEN) $(data_edit) $< >$@
-
-service_DATA += data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service
-
 endif
 
 examples_DATA += data/server.conf
@@ -4166,7 +4161,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	data/NetworkManager-wait-online.service.in \
 	data/NetworkManager-wait-online-systemd-pre200.service.in \
 	data/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service.in \
-	data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service.in \
 	data/84-nm-drivers.rules \
 	data/85-nm-unmanaged.rules \
 	data/90-nm-thunderbolt.rules \
@@ -4177,7 +4171,6 @@ CLEANFILES += \
 	data/NetworkManager.service \
 	data/NetworkManager-wait-online.service \
 	data/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service \
-	data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service \
 	data/server.conf
 
 ###############################################################################
diff --git a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
index e9aa69ee3d..a682643fad 100644
--- a/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
+++ b/contrib/fedora/rpm/NetworkManager.spec
@@ -817,7 +817,6 @@ fi
 %dir %{_localstatedir}/lib/NetworkManager
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/NetworkManager/system-connections
 %dir %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/network-scripts
-%{_datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service
 %{_datadir}/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher.service
 %{_datadir}/polkit-1/actions/*.policy
 %{_prefix}/lib/udev/rules.d/*.rules
diff --git a/data/NetworkManager.service.in b/data/NetworkManager.service.in
index 2692935ea9..ff90456ffd 100644
--- a/data/NetworkManager.service.in
+++ b/data/NetworkManager.service.in
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ ProtectHome=read-only
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
-Alias=dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service
 Also=NetworkManager-dispatcher.service
 
 # We want to enable NetworkManager-wait-online.service whenever this service
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 636db92197..593809d820 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -18,23 +18,22 @@ configure_file(
 
 if install_systemd_unit_dir
   services = [
-    ['NetworkManager-dispatcher.service', systemd_system_unit_dir],
-    ['NetworkManager.service', systemd_system_unit_dir],
-    ['org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service', dbus_sys_dir]
+    'NetworkManager-dispatcher.service',
+    'NetworkManager.service',
   ]
 
   if have_systemd_200
-    services += [['NetworkManager-wait-online.service', systemd_system_unit_dir]]
+    services += ['NetworkManager-wait-online.service']
   else
-    services += [['NetworkManager-wait-online-systemd-pre200.service', systemd_system_unit_dir]]
+    services += ['NetworkManager-wait-online-systemd-pre200.service']
   endif
 
   foreach service: services
     configure_file(
-      input: service[0] + '.in',
-      output: service[0],
+      input: service + '.in',
+      output: service,
       install: true,
-      install_dir: service[1],
+      install_dir: systemd_system_unit_dir,
       configuration: data_conf
     )
   endforeach
diff --git a/data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service.in b/data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service.in
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bd091b4d3..0000000000
--- a/data/org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# This D-Bus service activation file is only for systemd support since
-# an auto-activated NetworkManager would be quite surprising for those people
-# who have NM installed but turned off.  Thus the Exec path available to
-# D-Bus is /bin/false, but systemd knows the real Exec path due to the NM
-# systemd .service file.
-
-[D-BUS Service]
-Name=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager
-Exec=/bin/false
-User=root
-SystemdService=dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service