diff --git a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-nitb-image.bb b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-nitb-image.bb
index 14f7330..1ab5982 100644
--- a/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-nitb-image.bb
+++ b/recipes-apps/images/sysmocom-nitb-image.bb
@@ -1,14 +1,3 @@
 require sysmocom-image.inc
 
 IMAGE_INSTALL_append = " task-sysmocom "
-
-# This variant of the image will run osmo-bts and osmo-nitb
-activate_nitb() {
-	echo "NO_START=0" > ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/default/osmo-nitb
-}
-
-activate_systemd_nitb() {
-	ln -sf ${systemd_system_unitdir}/osmo-nitb.service ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/
-}
-
-IMAGE_PREPROCESS_COMMAND += "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','activate_systemd_nitb','activate_nitb',d)}; "