diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ef96d84..a9634a6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ AC_OUTPUT([
  data/ede.desktop
  doc/index.txt
  services/org.equinoxproject.Launch.service
- services/org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify.service
 ])
 
 chmod +x tools/l10n-prepare.sh
diff --git a/services/Jamfile b/services/Jamfile
index ec050f2..93367fb 100644
--- a/services/Jamfile
+++ b/services/Jamfile
@@ -12,6 +12,3 @@ SubDir TOP services ;
 
 InstallDbusService org.equinoxproject.Launch.service ;
 Clean distclean : org.equinoxproject.Launch.service ;
-
-InstallDbusService org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify.service ;
-Clean distclean : org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify.service ;
diff --git a/services/org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify.service.in b/services/org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify.service.in
deleted file mode 100644
index b4c3d52..0000000
--- a/services/org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify.service.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-[D-BUS Service]
-Name = org.equinoxproject.StartupNotify
-Exec = @prefix@/bin/ede-launch-sn