diff --git a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
index d466f88413..c89f967e2a 100644
--- a/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
+++ b/contrib/systemd/system/podman.service
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ StartLimitIntervalSec=0
 
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
-Environment=REGISTRIES_CONFIG_PATH=/etc/containers/registries.conf
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman system service
 
 [Install]