diff --git a/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service.rpm b/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service.rpm
index 7f19216297..08e90da81e 100644
--- a/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service.rpm
+++ b/contrib/init/systemd/docker.service.rpm
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Description=Docker Application Container Engine
 Documentation=https://docs.docker.com
 After=network.target
-Requires=docker.socket
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify