diff --git a/nixos/modules/security/polkit.nix b/nixos/modules/security/polkit.nix
index df42d5a3e02..95b659d96f0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/security/polkit.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/security/polkit.nix
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ in
       ''
         # Probably no more needed, clean up
         rm -rf /var/lib/{polkit-1,PolicyKit}
-
-        # Force polkitd to be restarted so that it reloads its
-        # configuration.
-        ${config.systemd.package}/bin/systemctl try-restart polkit.service
       '';
 
     users.extraUsers.polkituser = {