diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index 877da82261..18c1ce76ce 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ fi
 # if we are forcing off USE_SCREEN (as we do in the gate), force on
 # systemd. This allows us to drop one of 3 paths through the code.
 if [[ "$USE_SCREEN" == "False" ]]; then
-    # Remove in Pike: this gets us through grenade upgrade
-    if [[ "$GRENADE_PHASE" != "target" ]]; then
-        USE_SYSTEMD="True"
-    fi
+    USE_SYSTEMD="True"
 fi
 
 # Default for log coloring is based on interactive-or-not.