diff --git a/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk b/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
index 7de2c220fe..56b768cdef 100644
--- a/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
+++ b/package/network-manager/network-manager.mk
@@ -88,16 +88,9 @@ define NETWORK_MANAGER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSV
 endef
 
 define NETWORK_MANAGER_INSTALL_INIT_SYSTEMD
-	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants
-
 	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service
 
-	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/NetworkManager.service
-
-	ln -sf /usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager-dispatcher.service \
-		$(TARGET_DIR)/etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service
 endef
 
 $(eval $(autotools-package))