diff --git a/srcpkgs/tor/files/tor.service b/srcpkgs/tor/files/tor.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a982bff101..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/tor/files/tor.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Anonymizing Overlay Network
-
-[Service]
-Type=forking
-GuessMainPID=yes
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/tor -f /etc/tor/torrc --quiet
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-KillSignal=SIGINT
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/srcpkgs/tor/template b/srcpkgs/tor/template
index e2edfcece3b..52ebc2f7179 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tor/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tor/template
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'tor'
 pkgname=tor
-version=0.2.6.8
+version=0.2.6.9
 revision=1
 build_pie=yes
-build_options="systemd"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="zlib-devel libressl-devel libevent-devel libseccomp-devel"
 depends="ca-certificates tsocks"
@@ -16,18 +15,12 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="BSD"
 homepage="http://www.torproject.org/"
 distfiles="http://www.torproject.org/dist/tor-$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=b88b363896454250c3f561b0b48479f18295c93596d2e81baa10c5a3ae609a76
+checksum=4a6c29ad89a98d7832c599d9480d6d8e55355fb3b8f4b506c5df557f15942f9c
 
 post_install() {
 	# Use our own default config file.
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/torrc 640 etc/tor
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/tor/torrc.sample
-
-	if [ "$build_option_systemd" ]; then
-		# Install systemd service.
-		vinstall ${FILESDIR}/tor.service 644 usr/lib/systemd/system
-	fi
-
 	vlicense LICENSE
 	vsv tor
 }