4 files changed, 2 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index 2d393deb9e..dd8b65083b 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         }
 
         if (arg_running_as == SYSTEMD_SYSTEM && !skip_setup) {
-                if (arg_show_status > 0 || plymouth_running())
+                if (arg_show_status > 0)
                         status_welcome();
 
                 hostname_setup();
diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index d33112df2f..1afd359df2 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -3009,9 +3009,7 @@ static bool manager_get_show_status(Manager *m, StatusType type) {
         if (m->show_status > 0)
                 return true;
 
-        /* If Plymouth is running make sure we show the status, so
-         * that there's something nice to see when people press Esc */
-        return plymouth_running();
+        return false;
 }
 
 void manager_set_first_boot(Manager *m, bool b) {
diff --git a/src/shared/util.c b/src/shared/util.c
index 5cbbe8fb7d..3f3ca90f5d 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.c
+++ b/src/shared/util.c
@@ -4228,10 +4228,6 @@ bool nulstr_contains(const char*nulstr, const char *needle) {
         return false;
 }
 
-bool plymouth_running(void) {
-        return access("/run/plymouth/pid", F_OK) >= 0;
-}
-
 char* strshorten(char *s, size_t l) {
         assert(s);
 
diff --git a/src/shared/util.h b/src/shared/util.h
index d229e1e68c..749bd0ea85 100644
--- a/src/shared/util.h
+++ b/src/shared/util.h
@@ -549,8 +549,6 @@ int kill_and_sigcont(pid_t pid, int sig);
 
 bool nulstr_contains(const char*nulstr, const char *needle);
 
-bool plymouth_running(void);
-
 bool hostname_is_valid(const char *s) _pure_;
 char* hostname_cleanup(char *s, bool lowercase);