diff --git a/gpm.service b/gpm.service
index 14d2cf4..5803501 100644
--- a/gpm.service
+++ b/gpm.service
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Console Mouse manager
-After=syslog.target
 
 # This could probably benefit from socket activation, but honestly I think it
 # is time for gpm to go away, and hence I am not planning to spend the time
@@ -8,7 +7,6 @@ After=syslog.target
 
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2
-StandardOutput=syslog
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/run/gpm.pid