diff --git a/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile b/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile
index d974a1434fd5..a350b53ad8e2 100644
--- a/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/archlinux/current.dockerfile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ RUN pacman -S --refresh --sysupgrade --noconfirm --noprogressbar --needed \
         sdl2 \
         spice \
         spice-protocol \
+        # systemd for Xen < 4.19
         systemd \
         transfig \
         usbredir \
diff --git a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile
index e1ec38a41445..0483d9826d7d 100644
--- a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-leap.dockerfile
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ RUN zypper install -y --no-recommends \
         'pkgconfig(sdl2)' \
         python3-devel \
         python3-setuptools \
+        # systemd-devel for Xen < 4.19
         systemd-devel \
         tar \
         transfig \
diff --git a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile
index f00e03eda7b1..59b168e717b2 100644
--- a/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/suse/opensuse-tumbleweed.dockerfile
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ RUN zypper install -y --no-recommends \
         'pkgconfig(sdl2)' \
         python3-devel \
         python3-setuptools \
+        # systemd-devel for Xen < 4.19
         systemd-devel \
         tar \
         transfig \
diff --git a/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile b/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile
index 30a9b8e84ffe..8171347c4656 100644
--- a/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile
+++ b/automation/build/ubuntu/focal.dockerfile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
         libnl-3-dev \
         ocaml-nox \
         libfindlib-ocaml-dev \
+        # libsystemd-dev for Xen < 4.19
         libsystemd-dev \
         transfig \
         pandoc \
diff --git a/config/Tools.mk.in b/config/Tools.mk.in
index b54ab21f966b..50fbef841f3f 100644
--- a/config/Tools.mk.in
+++ b/config/Tools.mk.in
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ CONFIG_PYGRUB       := @pygrub@
 CONFIG_LIBFSIMAGE   := @libfsimage@
 
 CONFIG_SYSTEMD      := @systemd@
-SYSTEMD_CFLAGS      := @SYSTEMD_CFLAGS@
-SYSTEMD_LIBS        := @SYSTEMD_LIBS@
 XEN_SYSTEMD_DIR     := @SYSTEMD_DIR@
 XEN_SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD := @SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD@
 CONFIG_9PFS         := @ninepfs@
diff --git a/m4/systemd.m4 b/m4/systemd.m4
index 112dc11b5e05..aa1ebe94f56c 100644
--- a/m4/systemd.m4
+++ b/m4/systemd.m4
@@ -41,15 +41,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_ALLOW_SYSTEMD_OPTS], [
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_SYSTEMD_LIBS], [
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd-daemon],,
-		[PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 209])]
-        )
-	dnl pkg-config older than 0.24 does not set these for
-	dnl PKG_CHECK_MODULES() worth also noting is that as of version 208
-	dnl of systemd pkg-config --cflags currently yields no extra flags yet.
-	AC_SUBST([SYSTEMD_CFLAGS])
-	AC_SUBST([SYSTEMD_LIBS])
-
 	AS_IF([test "x$SYSTEMD_DIR" = x], [
 	    dnl In order to use the line below we need to fix upstream systemd
 	    dnl to properly ${prefix} for child variables in
@@ -83,23 +74,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_SYSTEMD_LIBS], [
 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_SYSTEMD], [
 	dnl Respect user override to disable
 	AS_IF([test "x$enable_systemd" != "xno"], [
-	     AS_IF([test "x$systemd" = "xy" ], [
-		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SYSTEMD], [1], [Systemd available and enabled])
-			systemd=y
-			AX_CHECK_SYSTEMD_LIBS()
-	    ],[
-		AS_IF([test "x$enable_systemd" = "xyes"],
-			[AC_MSG_ERROR([Unable to find systemd development library])],
-			[systemd=n])
-	    ])
+	systemd=y
 	],[systemd=n])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_SYSTEMD_ENABLE_AVAILABLE], [
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd-daemon], [systemd="y"],[
-		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SYSTEMD], [libsystemd >= 209],
-				  [systemd="y"],[systemd="n"])
-	])
 ])
 
 dnl Enables systemd by default and requires a --disable-systemd option flag
diff --git a/tools/config.h.in b/tools/config.h.in
index 0bb2fe08a143..56ac7800032f 100644
--- a/tools/config.h.in
+++ b/tools/config.h.in
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <string.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_STRING_H
 
-/* Systemd available and enabled */
-#undef HAVE_SYSTEMD
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/eventfd.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_SYS_EVENTFD_H
 
diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index 3d557234b319..b0873a5601a7 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -626,8 +626,6 @@ ac_subst_vars='LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
 pvshim
 ninepfs
-SYSTEMD_LIBS
-SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
 SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD
 SYSTEMD_DIR
 systemd
@@ -864,9 +862,7 @@ pixman_LIBS
 libzstd_CFLAGS
 libzstd_LIBS
 LIBNL3_CFLAGS
-LIBNL3_LIBS
-SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-SYSTEMD_LIBS'
+LIBNL3_LIBS'
 
 
 # Initialize some variables set by options.
@@ -1621,10 +1617,6 @@ Some influential environment variables:
   LIBNL3_CFLAGS
               C compiler flags for LIBNL3, overriding pkg-config
   LIBNL3_LIBS linker flags for LIBNL3, overriding pkg-config
-  SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-              C compiler flags for SYSTEMD, overriding pkg-config
-  SYSTEMD_LIBS
-              linker flags for SYSTEMD, overriding pkg-config
 
 Use these variables to override the choices made by `configure' or to help
 it to find libraries and programs with nonstandard names/locations.
@@ -9541,521 +9533,10 @@ fi
 
 
 
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SYSTEMD" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SYSTEMD... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS="$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd-daemon\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd-daemon") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libsystemd-daemon" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS="$SYSTEMD_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd-daemon\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd-daemon") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libsystemd-daemon" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd-daemon" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd-daemon" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SYSTEMD" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SYSTEMD... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS="$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS="$SYSTEMD_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-	systemd="n"
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-	systemd="n"
-else
-	SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-	SYSTEMD_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-	systemd="y"
-fi
-
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SYSTEMD" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SYSTEMD... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS="$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS="$SYSTEMD_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-	systemd="n"
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-	systemd="n"
-else
-	SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-	SYSTEMD_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-	systemd="y"
-fi
-
-else
-	SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-	SYSTEMD_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-	systemd="y"
-fi
-
 
 		if test "x$enable_systemd" != "xno"; then :
 
-	     if test "x$systemd" = "xy" ; then :
-
-
-$as_echo "#define HAVE_SYSTEMD 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-			systemd=y
-
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SYSTEMD" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SYSTEMD... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS="$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd-daemon\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd-daemon") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libsystemd-daemon" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS="$SYSTEMD_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd-daemon\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd-daemon") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libsystemd-daemon" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd-daemon" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd-daemon" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SYSTEMD" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SYSTEMD... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS="$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS="$SYSTEMD_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libsystemd >= 209) were not met:
-
-$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS
-
-Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
-installed software in a non-standard prefix.
-
-Alternatively, you may set the environment variables SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-and SYSTEMD_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
-See the pkg-config man page for more details." "$LINENO" 5
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-	{ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
-as_fn_error $? "The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
-is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
-path to pkg-config.
-
-Alternatively, you may set the environment variables SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-and SYSTEMD_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
-See the pkg-config man page for more details.
-
-To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
-else
-	SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-	SYSTEMD_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-
-fi
-
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-pkg_failed=no
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for SYSTEMD" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for SYSTEMD... " >&6; }
-
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS="$SYSTEMD_CFLAGS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-if test -n "$SYSTEMD_LIBS"; then
-    pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS="$SYSTEMD_LIBS"
- elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
-    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libsystemd >= 209\""; } >&5
-  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libsystemd >= 209") 2>&5
-  ac_status=$?
-  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
-  pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>/dev/null`
-		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
-else
-  pkg_failed=yes
-fi
- else
-    pkg_failed=untried
-fi
-
-
-
-if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
-   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-
-if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
-else
-        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
-fi
-        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        else
-	        SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libsystemd >= 209" 2>&1`
-        fi
-	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
-	echo "$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
-
-	as_fn_error $? "Package requirements (libsystemd >= 209) were not met:
-
-$SYSTEMD_PKG_ERRORS
-
-Consider adjusting the PKG_CONFIG_PATH environment variable if you
-installed software in a non-standard prefix.
-
-Alternatively, you may set the environment variables SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-and SYSTEMD_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
-See the pkg-config man page for more details." "$LINENO" 5
-elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
-     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-	{ { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
-$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
-as_fn_error $? "The pkg-config script could not be found or is too old.  Make sure it
-is in your PATH or set the PKG_CONFIG environment variable to the full
-path to pkg-config.
-
-Alternatively, you may set the environment variables SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-and SYSTEMD_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.
-See the pkg-config man page for more details.
-
-To get pkg-config, see <http://pkg-config.freedesktop.org/>.
-See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5; }
-else
-	SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-	SYSTEMD_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-
-fi
-
-else
-	SYSTEMD_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_CFLAGS
-	SYSTEMD_LIBS=$pkg_cv_SYSTEMD_LIBS
-        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-
-fi
-
-
-
-	if test "x$SYSTEMD_DIR" = x; then :
-
-	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    	    SYSTEMD_DIR="\$(prefix)/lib/systemd/system/"
-
-fi
-
-	if test "x$SYSTEMD_DIR" = x; then :
-
-	    as_fn_error $? "SYSTEMD_DIR is unset" "$LINENO" 5
-
-fi
-
-		if test "x$SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD" = x; then :
-
-	    SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD="\$(prefix)/lib/modules-load.d/"
-
-fi
-
-	if test "x$SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD" = x; then :
-
-	    as_fn_error $? "SYSTEMD_MODULES_LOAD is unset" "$LINENO" 5
-
-fi
-
-
-else
-
-		if test "x$enable_systemd" = "xyes"; then :
-  as_fn_error $? "Unable to find systemd development library" "$LINENO" 5
-else
-  systemd=n
-fi
-
-fi
+	systemd=y
 
 else
   systemd=n
