diff --git a/units/systemd-nspawn@.service.in b/units/systemd-nspawn@.service.in
index c0d5886f88..eca62e3b17 100644
--- a/units/systemd-nspawn@.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-nspawn@.service.in
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ Documentation=man:systemd-nspawn(1)
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@bindir@/systemd-nspawn -bjD /var/lib/container/%i
-ControlGroup=%R/machine/%i.nspawn cpu:/
 Type=notify
 
 [Install]