diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d28c673..1cd0548 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -434,16 +434,7 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([udev], [udev_device_new_from_device_id], [
   LIBS="$LIBS $LIBUDEV_LIBS"
 ])
 
-dnl Ubuntu's systemd pkg-config seems broken beyond repair. So:
-kernelversion=`cat /proc/version || echo "non-linux"`
-AS_CASE([$kernelversion],
-  [*Ubuntu*],[
-    AC_MSG_NOTICE([Hardwiring Ubuntu systemd setup])
-    AC_SUBST([systemdsystemunitdir], [/lib/systemd/system])
-    AM_CONDITIONAL([WITH_SYSTEMDSYSTEMUNITDIR], [true])
-  ],[*],[
-    SYSTEMD_SYSTEMUNITDIR
-])
+SYSTEMD_SYSTEMUNITDIR
 
 AC_ARG_WITH(lockdir,
   [  --with-lockdir=DIR      Old-school device lock files in DIR (/var/lock{/lockdev})],