diff --git a/.nfpm/postinstall.sh b/.nfpm/postinstall.sh
index 85b4f8a68972f491a3147344cf847505a46f161f..40400b0ee9623eb572f8752297001d6670ac258c 100755
--- a/.nfpm/postinstall.sh
+++ b/.nfpm/postinstall.sh
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ fi
 systemd-sysusers
 systemd-tmpfiles --create
 
-echo "Enabling and starting soft-server.service"
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl unmask soft-serve.service
 systemctl preset soft-serve.service
-systemctl enable soft-serve.service
-systemctl restart soft-serve.service
diff --git a/.nfpm/postremove.sh b/.nfpm/postremove.sh
index 64392df5f5f135e12c26b8f1ad6779d9f31a5844..d4da1b6780b4483f095832755447af10839f0ea3 100755
--- a/.nfpm/postremove.sh
+++ b/.nfpm/postremove.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ if ! command -V systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
-echo "Disabling and starting soft-server.service"
-systemctl stop soft-serve.service
-systemctl disable soft-serve.service
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl reset-failed