diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
index e682f637a26..3c2c03194c7 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-local.service.tmpl
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ DefaultDependencies=no
 {% endif %}
 Wants=network-pre.target
 After=hv_kvp_daemon.service
-{% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
-Requires=dbus.socket
-After=dbus.socket
-{% endif %}
 Before=NetworkManager.service
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
 Before=network.service
@@ -25,7 +21,6 @@ Conflicts=shutdown.target
 Before=sysinit.target
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 {% endif %}
-RequiresMountsFor=/var/lib/cloud
 ConditionPathExists=!/etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
 ConditionKernelCommandLine=!cloud-init=disabled
 ConditionEnvironment=!KERNEL_CMDLINE=cloud-init=disabled
diff --git a/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl b/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl
index 7a9114bb58b..2cabb79b5bf 100644
--- a/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl
+++ b/systemd/cloud-init-main.service.tmpl
@@ -8,22 +8,15 @@
 # https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd-remount-fs.service.html
 [Unit]
 Description=Cloud-init: Single Process
-Wants=network-pre.target
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "ubuntu", "unknown", "debian", "rhel"] %}
 DefaultDependencies=no
 {% endif %}
 {% if variant in ["almalinux", "cloudlinux", "rhel"] %}
 Requires=dbus.socket
 After=dbus.socket
-Before=network.service
-Before=firewalld.target
-{% endif %}
-{% if variant in ["ubuntu", "unknown", "debian"] %}
-Before=sysinit.target
 {% endif %}
 
 After=systemd-remount-fs.service
-Before=sysinit.target
 Before=cloud-init-local.service
 Before=shutdown.target
 Conflicts=shutdown.target