diff --git a/src/ch/virtchd.service.in b/src/ch/virtchd.service.in
index a07c04a845..6e3b13446f 100644
--- a/src/ch/virtchd.service.in
+++ b/src/ch/virtchd.service.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Wants=systemd-machined.service
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 After=systemd-logind.service
 After=systemd-machined.service
diff --git a/src/interface/virtinterfaced.service.in b/src/interface/virtinterfaced.service.in
index 1be3ab32dc..5cb2cd19dc 100644
--- a/src/interface/virtinterfaced.service.in
+++ b/src/interface/virtinterfaced.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtinterfaced-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtinterfaced(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
diff --git a/src/libxl/virtxend.service.in b/src/libxl/virtxend.service.in
index abb1972777..c6a88f7fe9 100644
--- a/src/libxl/virtxend.service.in
+++ b/src/libxl/virtxend.service.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Wants=virtlockd.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 After=xencommons.service
 Conflicts=xendomains.service
diff --git a/src/lxc/virtlxcd.service.in b/src/lxc/virtlxcd.service.in
index 2623f7375a..06c70ccde2 100644
--- a/src/lxc/virtlxcd.service.in
+++ b/src/lxc/virtlxcd.service.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ Wants=systemd-machined.service
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 After=systemd-logind.service
 After=systemd-machined.service
diff --git a/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in b/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
index 48423e777d..f35cccb8f7 100644
--- a/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
+++ b/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ After=iptables.service
 After=ip6tables.service
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtnetworkd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
diff --git a/src/node_device/virtnodedevd.service.in b/src/node_device/virtnodedevd.service.in
index 3ceed30f29..2ac41db32e 100644
--- a/src/node_device/virtnodedevd.service.in
+++ b/src/node_device/virtnodedevd.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtnodedevd-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtnodedevd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
diff --git a/src/nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.service.in b/src/nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.service.in
index 37fa54d684..d6e98240a8 100644
--- a/src/nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.service.in
+++ b/src/nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtnwfilterd-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtnwfilterd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/virtqemud.service.in b/src/qemu/virtqemud.service.in
index 032cbcbbf0..46917b746d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/virtqemud.service.in
+++ b/src/qemu/virtqemud.service.in
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Wants=systemd-machined.service
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 After=systemd-logind.service
 After=systemd-machined.service
diff --git a/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in b/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
index 11507207a1..b691d35938 100644
--- a/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
+++ b/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ After=ip6tables.service
 After=dbus.service
 After=iscsid.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 After=systemd-logind.service
 After=systemd-machined.service
diff --git a/src/remote/virtproxyd.service.in b/src/remote/virtproxyd.service.in
index dd3bdf3429..9b829641f7 100644
--- a/src/remote/virtproxyd.service.in
+++ b/src/remote/virtproxyd.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtproxyd-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtproxyd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
diff --git a/src/secret/virtsecretd.service.in b/src/secret/virtsecretd.service.in
index 774cfc3ecd..3804fe553b 100644
--- a/src/secret/virtsecretd.service.in
+++ b/src/secret/virtsecretd.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtsecretd-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtsecretd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
diff --git a/src/storage/virtstoraged.service.in b/src/storage/virtstoraged.service.in
index e1a1ea6820..235fbc6798 100644
--- a/src/storage/virtstoraged.service.in
+++ b/src/storage/virtstoraged.service.in
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=iscsid.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtstoraged(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
diff --git a/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in b/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
index e73206591a..a567ed2443 100644
--- a/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
+++ b/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtvboxd-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtvboxd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
diff --git a/src/vz/virtvzd.service.in b/src/vz/virtvzd.service.in
index bd98d96262..5521e89e10 100644
--- a/src/vz/virtvzd.service.in
+++ b/src/vz/virtvzd.service.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Requires=virtvzd-admin.socket
 After=network.target
 After=dbus.service
 After=apparmor.service
-After=local-fs.target
 After=remote-fs.target
 Documentation=man:virtvzd(8)
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org