diff --git a/contrib/init/lnd.service b/contrib/init/lnd.service
index 55a6cb6b44..0e9cfb1ab7 100644
--- a/contrib/init/lnd.service
+++ b/contrib/init/lnd.service
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ After=bitcoind.service
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/lnd
 ExecStop=/usr/local/bin/lncli stop
-PIDFile=/home/bitcoin/.lnd/lnd.pid
 
 # Replace these with the user:group that will run lnd
 User=bitcoin