diff --git a/podman-peerjs/70_disable.sh b/podman-peerjs/70_disable.sh
index dc4d440..0268cd9 100755
--- a/podman-peerjs/70_disable.sh
+++ b/podman-peerjs/70_disable.sh
@@ -7,14 +7,6 @@ source ${ABSDIR}/vars.sh
 ensure_pwd_is_scriptdir
 ensure_not_root
 
-if ! podman container exists ${container_name}; then
-  echo container ${container_name} must exist in order to add it to systemd
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-ensure_systemd_as_user_dir_exists
-podman generate systemd --name ${container_name} > ~/.config/systemd/user/${service_name}
-
 podman stop ${container_name}
 systemctl --user disable ${service_name}
 systemctl --user stop ${service_name}