diff --git a/packaging/deb/systemd/grafana-server.service b/packaging/deb/systemd/grafana-server.service
index d8633990817..54be80c06bb 100644
--- a/packaging/deb/systemd/grafana-server.service
+++ b/packaging/deb/systemd/grafana-server.service
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ MemoryDenyWriteExecute=false
 NoNewPrivileges=true
 PrivateDevices=true
 PrivateTmp=true
-PrivateUsers=true
 ProtectClock=true
 ProtectControlGroups=true
 ProtectHome=true
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/systemd/grafana-server.service b/packaging/rpm/systemd/grafana-server.service
index ba553ab34b0..e9af40136e4 100644
--- a/packaging/rpm/systemd/grafana-server.service
+++ b/packaging/rpm/systemd/grafana-server.service
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ MemoryDenyWriteExecute=false
 NoNewPrivileges=true
 PrivateDevices=true
 PrivateTmp=true
-PrivateUsers=true
 ProtectClock=true
 ProtectControlGroups=true
 ProtectHome=true