diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
  -- Make /etc/init.d/slurm script return value 3 when the daemon is
     not running. This is required by Linux Standard Base Core
     Specification 3.1
- -- Install systemd service units in the  /usr/lib/systemd/system directory.
 
 * Changes in Slurm 14.11.0rc2
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