diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/login.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/login.sh
index 48c58c3b9..b7fb9ef60 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/login.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/login.sh
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ if [[ "${TTY}" = "tty1" ]]; then
     echo -e "\e[1;96mArchboot\e[m \e[1m- Arch Linux Environment finished.\e[m"
     echo -e "\e[1mSystemd initrd-switch-root will be launched in a second...\e[m"
     read -r -t 3
-    systemctl stop systemd-user-sessions.service
     systemctl start initrd-switch-root.target
 else
     while true; do
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer/update-installer.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer/update-installer.sh
index e9513664e..03acd5c66 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer/update-installer.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer/update-installer.sh
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ _new_environment() {
         rm -f /sysroot/{VERSION,config,buildconfig,init} &>/dev/null
         # systemd needs this for root_switch
         touch /etc/initrd-release
-        systemctl stop systemd-user-sessions.service
         systemctl start initrd-switch-root.target
     fi
     echo -e "\e[1mStep ${_S_APPEND}7/${_STEPS}:\e[m Creating initramfs ${_RAM}/${_INITRD}..."