1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index dd8b65083b..4fe0b7380b 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -1226,18 +1226,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         struct rlimit saved_rlimit_nofile = RLIMIT_MAKE_CONST(0);
         const char *error_message = NULL;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT
-        if (getpid() != 1 && strstr(program_invocation_short_name, "init")) {
-                /* This is compatibility support for SysV, where
-                 * calling init as a user is identical to telinit. */
-
-                errno = -ENOENT;
-                execv(SYSTEMCTL_BINARY_PATH, argv);
-                log_error_errno(errno, "Failed to exec " SYSTEMCTL_BINARY_PATH ": %m");
-                return 1;
-        }
-#endif
-
         dual_timestamp_from_monotonic(&kernel_timestamp, 0);
         dual_timestamp_get(&userspace_timestamp);