diff --git a/AWSutils.sh b/AWSutils.sh
index 6d499e6..8237d54 100755
--- a/AWSutils.sh
+++ b/AWSutils.sh
@@ -354,75 +354,12 @@ function InstallCfnBootstrap {
     chroot "${CHROOTMNT}" alternatives --verbose --install /opt/aws/bin/cfn-hup cfn-hup /usr/local/bin/cfn-hup 1 || \
       err_exit "Failed configuring cfn-hup symlink"
 
-    # Install systemd-supporting content
-    InstallCfnBootstrap_systemd
-
     err_exit "Cleaning up install files..." NONE
     rm -rf "${CHROOTMNT}${TMPDIR}" || \
       err_exit "Failed cleaning up install files"
   fi
 }
 
-# Install systemd bits
-function InstallCfnBootstrap_systemd {
-  local SVC_NAME="cfn-hup"
-  local ETC_DIR="${CHROOTMNT}/etc/systemd/system"
-  local SVC_FILE="${ETC_DIR}/${SVC_NAME}.service"
-  local OS_VERSION
-
-  SVC_NAME="cfn-hup"
-  ETC_DIR="${CHROOTMNT}/etc/systemd/system"
-  SVC_FILE="${ETC_DIR}/${SVC_NAME}.service"
-  OS_VERSION="$(
-    awk -F "=" '/^VERSION=/{ print $2 }' /etc/os-release | \
-    sed -e 's/"//g' | \
-    cut -d '.' -f 1
-  )"
-
-  if [[ ${OS_VERSION} -ge 9 ]]
-  then
-    err_exit "EL 9+ distros want systemd units..." NONE
-
-    if [[ ! -d ${ETC_DIR} ]]
-    then
-      err_exit "Creating ${ETC_DIR}" NONE
-      install -dDm 0755 "${ETC_DIR}"  || \
-        err_exit "Failed creating ${ETC_DIR}"
-    fi
-
-    if [[ ! -f ${SVC_FILE} ]]
-    then
-      err_exit "Installing systemd unit-file for ${SVC_NAME}..." NONE
-      install -bDm 0644 <(
-        echo "[Unit]"
-        echo "Description=cfn-hup Service"
-        echo "After=network.target"
-        echo ""
-        echo "[Service]"
-        echo "ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/cfn-hup"
-        echo "Type=forking"
-        echo "PIDFile=/run/cfn-hup.pid"
-        echo ""
-        echo "[Install]"
-        echo "WantedBy=multi-user.target"
-      ) "${SVC_FILE}" || \
-        err_exit "Failed installing systemd unit-file for ${SVC_NAME}"
-    fi
-
-    if [[ ! -d ${CHROOTMNT}/etc/cfn ]]
-    then
-      err_exit "Creating /etc/cfn directory" NONE
-      install -Z "system_u:object_r:etc_t:s0" -dDm 0755 -o root \
-        -g root /etc/cfn || err_exit "Failed creating /etc/cfn directory" NONE
-    fi
-
-    chroot "${CHROOTMNT}" /usr/bin/systemctl disable "${SVC_NAME}.service" || \
-      err_exit "FAILED"
-  fi
-
-  return
-}
-
 # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC1003
 function ProfileSetupAwsCli {
   install -bDm 0644 -o root -g root <(