diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
index 3c2c03194c7..59a8110e7cb 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 Wants=network-pre.target
 After=hv_kvp_daemon.service
 Before=NetworkManager.service
-{% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
-Before=network.service
-{% endif %}
 Before=network-pre.target
 Before=shutdown.target
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
@@ -28,9 +25,7 @@ ConditionEnvironment=!KERNEL_CMDLINE=cloud-init=disabled
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
-ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /run/cloud-init
 ExecStartPre=/sbin/restorecon /run/cloud-init
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/touch /run/cloud-init/enabled
 {% endif %}
 # This service is a shim which preserves systemd ordering while allowing a
 # single Python process to run cloud-init's logic. This works by communicating
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl
index 2cabb79b5bf..b80f324fe7a 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ KillMode=process
 TasksMax=infinity
 TimeoutStartSec=infinity
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
-ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /run/cloud-init
 ExecStartPre=/sbin/restorecon /run/cloud-init
-ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/touch /run/cloud-init/enabled
 {% endif %}
 
 # Output needs to appear in instance console output
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl
index 1269b416206..af09fff35cd 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-network.service.tmpl
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ After=networking.service
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "centos", "cloudlinux", "eurolinux", "fedora",
                   "miraclelinux", "openeuler", "OpenCloudOS", "openmandriva", "rhel", "rocky",
                   "suse", "TencentOS", "virtuozzo"] %}
-
-After=network.service
 After=NetworkManager.service
 After=NetworkManager-wait-online.service
 {% endif %}