diff --git a/znc.service.in b/znc.service.in
index 3aa6d48f..b896144f 100644
--- a/znc.service.in
+++ b/znc.service.in
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ Description=ZNC, an advanced IRC bouncer
 After=network-online.target
 
 [Service]
-# To create user znc:
-# `sudo useradd -m -d /var/lib/znc -r -s /sbin/nologin -U znc`
-# To create the config file:
-# `sudo -u znc znc --datadir /var/lib/znc --makeconf`
-ExecStart=@bindir@/znc -f --datadir /var/lib/znc
+ExecStart=@bindir@/znc -f
 User=znc
 
 [Install]