diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft-skills.service b/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft-skills.service
index 5e4cc171..66bcf708 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft-skills.service
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft-skills.service
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ Description=Mycroft Skills
 PartOf=mycroft.service
 After=mycroft.service
 After=mycroft-messagebus.service
-After=mycroft-audio.service
 
 [Service]
 User=mycroft
diff --git a/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft.service b/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft.service
index d946c35e..dab0309d 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft.service
+++ b/buildroot-external/package/mycroft-service/mycroft.service
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Mycroft A.I. Software stack.
-After=pulseaudio.service NetworkManager.service systemd-timesyncd.service
+After=pulseaudio.service NetworkManager.service
 
 [Service]
 User=mycroft