diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in b/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in
index 42da3504b8e..fd7a9718f73 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-gatewayd.service.in
@@ -12,14 +12,10 @@ Requires=systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-journal-gatewayd
-User=systemd-journal-gateway
-Group=systemd-journal-gateway
 SupplementaryGroups=systemd-journal
 DynamicUser=yes
-PrivateTmp=yes
 PrivateDevices=yes
 PrivateNetwork=yes
-ProtectSystem=strict
 ProtectHome=yes
 ProtectControlGroups=yes
 ProtectKernelTunables=yes
diff --git a/units/systemd-journal-remote.service.in b/units/systemd-journal-remote.service.in
index 62e862a8377..c24e673d825 100644
--- a/units/systemd-journal-remote.service.in
+++ b/units/systemd-journal-remote.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ Requires=systemd-journal-remote.socket
 [Service]
 ExecStart=@rootlibexecdir@/systemd-journal-remote --listen-https=-3 --output=/var/log/journal/remote/
 User=systemd-journal-remote
-Group=systemd-journal-remote
 WatchdogSec=3min
 PrivateTmp=yes
 PrivateDevices=yes