diff --git a/hack/make/validate-lint b/hack/make/validate-lint
index bf03f7055b..d4291d3867 100644
--- a/hack/make/validate-lint
+++ b/hack/make/validate-lint
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ packages=(
 	pkg/stringid
 	pkg/stringutils
 	pkg/sysinfo
-	pkg/systemd
 	pkg/symlink
 	pkg/tailfile
 	pkg/tarsum