diff --git a/src/systemd/system/wireplumber.service.in b/src/systemd/system/wireplumber.service.in
index cf74b91a..97483814 100644
--- a/src/systemd/system/wireplumber.service.in
+++ b/src/systemd/system/wireplumber.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ SystemCallFilter=@system-service
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=@WP_BINARY@
 Restart=on-failure
-RuntimeDirectory=pipewire
 User=pipewire
 Environment=PIPEWIRE_RUNTIME_DIR=%t/pipewire