diff --git a/daemon/opensnitchd.service b/daemon/opensnitchd.service
index 6c3e6dfc27..5079906b34 100644
--- a/daemon/opensnitchd.service
+++ b/daemon/opensnitchd.service
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-PermissionsStartOnly=true
-ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /etc/opensnitchd/rules
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/opensnitchd -rules-path /etc/opensnitchd/rules
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=30