diff --git a/nixos/roles/gitlab.nix b/nixos/roles/gitlab.nix
index 4134a78a6..7753a80d9 100644
--- a/nixos/roles/gitlab.nix
+++ b/nixos/roles/gitlab.nix
@@ -213,16 +213,8 @@ in
 
     };
 
-
     # Needed for Git via SSH.
     users.users.gitlab.extraGroups = [ "login" ];
-
-    # ensure that gitlab is restarted again, when stopped due to a dependency
-    # (e.g. postgresql) being stopped and started again
-    systemd.services.gitlab = {
-      wantedBy = lib.mkForce [];
-      requiredBy = [ "gitlab.target" ];
-    };
   })
 
   (lib.mkIf (cfg.enable && cfg.extraSecrets != []) {