diff --git a/debian/wcs.service b/debian/wcs.service
index d1ca1688a..492379a25 100644
--- a/debian/wcs.service
+++ b/debian/wcs.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=w.c.s.
-After=network.target syslog.target postgresql.service
+After=network.target postgresql.service
 Wants=postgresql.service
 
 [Service]
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ PrivateTmp=true
 Restart=on-failure
 RuntimeDirectory=wcs
 Type=notify
-StandardError=syslog
 NotifyAccess=all
 
 [Install]