diff --git a/linux/systemd/qubes-qmemman.service b/linux/systemd/qubes-qmemman.service
index e8832d03..a2830ef0 100644
--- a/linux/systemd/qubes-qmemman.service
+++ b/linux/systemd/qubes-qmemman.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Qubes memory management daemon
-After=qubes-core.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify