diff --git a/src/machine/machined.c b/src/machine/machined.c
index f9d180d24a7..aac670ba78f 100644
--- a/src/machine/machined.c
+++ b/src/machine/machined.c
@@ -349,10 +349,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         log_debug("systemd-machined stopped as pid "PID_FMT, getpid());
 
 finish:
-        sd_notify(false,
-                  "STOPPING=1\n"
-                  "STATUS=Shutting down...");
-
         if (m)
                 manager_free(m);