diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
index 28a573eeccfd..7ca9a63d95af 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ in
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "oneshot";
         ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/upsdrvctl shutdown";
-        Slice = "system-ups.slice";
       };
     };