diff --git a/clusterd/clusterd.service b/clusterd/clusterd.service
index c5566ef..99125df 100644
--- a/clusterd/clusterd.service
+++ b/clusterd/clusterd.service
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[Unit]
-Requires=network.target
-After=network.target
-
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/clusterd --daemon
 Restart=always
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/admin-sshd.service b/misc_systemd_units/admin-sshd.service
index c1e6fb3..70e5c56 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/admin-sshd.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/admin-sshd.service
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 
-After=network.target
-
 ConditionHost=|bka.molgen.mpg.de
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/eturnal.service b/misc_systemd_units/eturnal.service
index 304d48a..c432e04 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/eturnal.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/eturnal.service
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Unit]
 
 Wants=epmd.service
-After=epmd.service network.target
+After=epmd.service
 Documentation=https://eturnal.net/documentation/
 Documentation=https://github.com/processone/eturnal/blob/1.4.1/README.md
 Documentation=https://github.com/processone/eturnal/blob/1.4.1/CHANGELOG.md
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/named.service b/misc_systemd_units/named.service
index edc7a81..2f9b245 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/named.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/named.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
-After=network.service gateway.service mxmount.service automount.service
+After=gateway.service mxmount.service automount.service
 
 Before=mxstartup-mxvip.service
 ConditionHost=wtf.molgen.mpg.de
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/pacbio-sshd.service b/misc_systemd_units/pacbio-sshd.service
index 245c075..aa952a4 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/pacbio-sshd.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/pacbio-sshd.service
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 
-After=network.target
-
 ConditionHost=smrtlink.molgen.mpg.de
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/reboot-notify.service b/misc_systemd_units/reboot-notify.service
index 66c1270..1f200fc 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/reboot-notify.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/reboot-notify.service
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[Unit]
-Requires=network.target
-After=network.target
-
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 RemainAfterExit=yes
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/sshd.service b/misc_systemd_units/sshd.service
index b031e48..9bd6496 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/sshd.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/sshd.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 
-After=syslog.target network.target
+After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=/etc/local/mxhost.conf
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/unbound.service b/misc_systemd_units/unbound.service
index b03d713..ad270f5 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/unbound.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/unbound.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
-After=network.service gateway.service
+After=gateway.service
 
 [Service]
 Type=forking
diff --git a/misc_systemd_units/xaruba.service b/misc_systemd_units/xaruba.service
index 67c456e..431465a 100644
--- a/misc_systemd_units/xaruba.service
+++ b/misc_systemd_units/xaruba.service
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 [Unit]
-After=network.service gateway.service mxmount.service
-Before=network.target
 
 ConditionHost=macheteinfach.molgen.mpg.de
 
diff --git a/mxshadow/mxshadow.service b/mxshadow/mxshadow.service
index f72505e..6f84be8 100644
--- a/mxshadow/mxshadow.service
+++ b/mxshadow/mxshadow.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
-Requires=network.target
-After=network.target
+
 ConditionHost=wtf.molgen.mpg.de
 
 [Service]
diff --git a/netlog/netlog.service b/netlog/netlog.service
index 56b7061..0873228 100644
--- a/netlog/netlog.service
+++ b/netlog/netlog.service
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-[Unit]
-Requires=network.target
-After=network.target
-
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/netlog --daemon /var/log/messages /var/log/mail.log
 Restart=always