diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/mail/opensmtpd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/mail/opensmtpd.nix
index f048a382ca42..5856b4697553 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/mail/opensmtpd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/mail/opensmtpd.nix
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ in {
       };
     in {
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      wants = [ "network.target" ];
       after = [ "network.target" ];
       preStart = ''
         mkdir -p /var/spool/smtpd