diff --git a/audit.spec b/audit.spec
index f95eb85..bd907c3 100644
--- a/audit.spec
+++ b/audit.spec
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ fi
 
 %preun
 %if %{WITH_SYSTEMD}
-/sbin/service auditd stop > /dev/null 2>&1
 %systemd_preun auditd.service
 %else
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then