diff --git a/templates/systemd/prometheus-memcached-exporter.service.j2 b/templates/systemd/prometheus-memcached-exporter.service.j2
index c3cca33..0306d13 100644
--- a/templates/systemd/prometheus-memcached-exporter.service.j2
+++ b/templates/systemd/prometheus-memcached-exporter.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ After=network.target
 [Service]
 Type=simple
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus-memcached-exporter
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/prometheus-memcached-exporter
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target