diff --git a/item_updater.cpp b/item_updater.cpp
index a4198ab..df73fc5 100644
--- a/item_updater.cpp
+++ b/item_updater.cpp
@@ -575,10 +575,6 @@
         log<level::ERR>("Failed to update u-boot env variables",
                         entry("VERSIONID=%s", versionId.c_str()));
     }
-
-    // On average this service takes about 5 seconds. Therefore setting
-    // it to 3x average time should be more than sufficient.
-    waitForServiceFile(updateEnvVarsFile, 15);
 }
 
 void ItemUpdater::resetUbootEnvVars()
diff --git a/serialize.cpp b/serialize.cpp
index 29bd640..b59ff46 100644
--- a/serialize.cpp
+++ b/serialize.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 #include <experimental/filesystem>
 #include <cereal/archives/json.hpp>
 #include <fstream>
-#include <unistd.h>
 #include "serialize.hpp"
 #include <sdbusplus/server.hpp>
-#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
-#include <chrono>
 
 namespace phosphor
 {
@@ -17,9 +14,6 @@
 
 namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 
-using namespace phosphor::logging;
-using namespace std::chrono_literals;
-
 void storeToFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t priority)
 {
     auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
@@ -40,10 +34,6 @@
                                       SYSTEMD_INTERFACE, "StartUnit");
     method.append(serviceFile, "replace");
     bus.call_noreply(method);
-
-    // On average it takes 1-2 seconds for the service to complete.
-    // Therefore timeout is set to 3x average completion time.
-    waitForServiceFile(serviceFile, 6);
 }
 
 bool restoreFromFile(std::string versionId, uint8_t& priority)
@@ -114,37 +104,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-void waitForServiceFile(const std::string& serviceFile, int timeout)
-{
-    auto bus = sdbusplus::bus::new_default();
-
-    std::time_t start = time(0);
-    std::time_t end = time(0);
-
-    while (end - start < timeout)
-    {
-        auto method = bus.new_method_call(SYSTEMD_BUSNAME, SYSTEMD_PATH,
-                                          SYSTEMD_INTERFACE, "GetUnit");
-        method.append(serviceFile);
-        auto result = bus.call(method);
-
-        // "GetUnit" returns the unit object path for a unit name.
-        // If the unit is not found because it hasn't been loaded yet,
-        // or in this case because it has finished and exited, the call
-        // will fail.
-        if (result.is_method_error())
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        std::this_thread::sleep_for(1s);
-        end = time(0);
-    }
-
-    log<level::ERR>("Service file timed out!",
-                    entry("FILENAME=%s", serviceFile.c_str()));
-}
-
 } // namespace phosphor
 } // namespace software
 } // namespace openpower
diff --git a/serialize.hpp b/serialize.hpp
index 604aada..03eea99 100644
--- a/serialize.hpp
+++ b/serialize.hpp
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
  **/
 void removeFile(std::string versionId);
 
-/** @brief Delays until the completion of the supplied service file or until
- *  specified timeout is reached.
- *  @param[in] serviceFile - Service file to wait for.
- *  @param[in] timeout - Fallback timeout so we don't get stuck.
- **/
-void waitForServiceFile(const std::string& serviceFile, int timeout);
-
 } // namespace phosphor
 } // namespace software
 } // namespace openpower