diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch-curator.nix b/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch-curator.nix
index c694f812caf6..63ffe10d21f0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch-curator.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/search/elasticsearch-curator.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ in {
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
 
     systemd.services.elasticsearch-curator = {
-      enable = cfg.enable;
       startAt = cfg.interval;
       serviceConfig = {
         ExecStart = ''${pkgs.python36Packages.elasticsearch-curator}/bin/curator --config ${curatorConfig} ${curatorAction}'';