--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -522,23 +522,6 @@
 	$(SYSCONF_FILES) \
 	$(OPENRC_CONF_FILES)
 
-install-sysconfig:
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig
-	for f in $(SYSCONF_FILES:%.sysconf=%) ; \
-	do \
-	  tgt=`basename $$f`; \
-	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/$$f.sysconf \
-	      $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/$$tgt; \
-	done
-
-uninstall-sysconfig:
-	for f in $(SYSCONF_FILES:%.sysconf=%) ; \
-	do \
-	  tgt=`basename $$f`; \
-	  rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/$$tgt; \
-	done
-	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig || :
-
 OPENRC_CONF_DIR = $(sysconfdir)/conf.d
 
 install-openrc-conf:
@@ -604,14 +587,14 @@
 BUILT_SOURCES += $(SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES)
 DISTCLEANFILES += $(SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES)
 
-install-systemd: $(SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES) install-sysconfig
+install-systemd: $(SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES)
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR)
 	for f in $(SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES); \
 	do \
 	  $(INSTALL_DATA) $$f $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR)/ ; \
 	done
 
-uninstall-systemd: uninstall-sysconfig
+uninstall-systemd:
 	rm -f $(SYSTEMD_UNIT_FILES:%=$(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR)/%)
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR) || :
 
--- a/src/interface/virtinterfaced.service.in
+++ b/src/interface/virtinterfaced.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtinterfaced
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtinterfaced $VIRTINTERFACED_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/libxl/virtxend.service.in
+++ b/src/libxl/virtxend.service.in
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtxend
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtxend $VIRTXEND_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/locking/virtlockd.service.in
+++ b/src/locking/virtlockd.service.in
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtlockd
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtlockd $VIRTLOCKD_ARGS
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtlockd
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR1 $MAINPID
 # Loosing the locks is a really bad thing that will
 # cause the machine to be fenced (rebooted), so make
--- a/src/logging/virtlogd.service.in
+++ b/src/logging/virtlogd.service.in
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtlogd
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtlogd $VIRTLOGD_ARGS
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtlogd
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -USR1 $MAINPID
 # Loosing the logs is a really bad thing that will
 # cause the machine to be fenced (rebooted), so make
--- a/src/lxc/virtlxcd.service.in
+++ b/src/lxc/virtlxcd.service.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtlxcd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtlxcd $VIRTLXCD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillMode=process
--- a/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
+++ b/src/network/virtnetworkd.service.in
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtnetworkd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtnetworkd $VIRTNETWORKD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/node_device/virtnodedevd.service.in
+++ b/src/node_device/virtnodedevd.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtnodedevd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtnodedevd $VIRTNODEDEVD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.service.in
+++ b/src/nwfilter/virtnwfilterd.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtnwfilterd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtnwfilterd $VIRTNWFILTERD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/qemu/virtqemud.service.in
+++ b/src/qemu/virtqemud.service.in
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtqemud
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtqemud $VIRTQEMUD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillMode=process
--- a/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
+++ b/src/remote/libvirtd.service.in
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/libvirtd
-ExecStart=@sbindir@/libvirtd $LIBVIRTD_ARGS
+ExecStart=@sbindir@/libvirtd
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 KillMode=process
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/remote/virtproxyd.service.in
+++ b/src/remote/virtproxyd.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtproxyd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtproxyd $VIRTPROXYD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/secret/virtsecretd.service.in
+++ b/src/secret/virtsecretd.service.in
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtsecretd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtsecretd $VIRTSECRETD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/storage/virtstoraged.service.in
+++ b/src/storage/virtstoraged.service.in
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtstoraged
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtstoraged $VIRTSTORAGED_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
+++ b/src/vbox/virtvboxd.service.in
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 [Service]
 Type=notify
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/virtvboxd
 ExecStart=@sbindir@/virtvboxd $VIRTVBOXD_ARGS
 ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
 Restart=on-failure
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -294,15 +294,6 @@
 uninstall-local: uninstall-systemd uninstall-nss \
 	uninstall-bash-completion
 
-install-sysconfig:
-	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/libvirt-guests.sysconf \
-	  $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/libvirt-guests
-
-uninstall-sysconfig:
-	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig/libvirt-guests
-	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/sysconfig ||:
-
 EXTRA_DIST += libvirt-guests.sh.in
 
 libvirt-guests.sh: libvirt-guests.sh.in $(top_builddir)/config.status
@@ -322,12 +313,12 @@
 SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR = $(prefix)/lib/systemd/system
 
 if LIBVIRT_INIT_SCRIPT_SYSTEMD
-install-systemd: libvirt-guests.service install-sysconfig libvirt-guests.sh
+install-systemd: libvirt-guests.service libvirt-guests.sh
 	$(MKDIR_P) $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) libvirt-guests.service \
 	  $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR)/libvirt-guests.service
 
-uninstall-systemd: uninstall-sysconfig
+uninstall-systemd:
 	rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR)/libvirt-guests.service
 	rmdir $(DESTDIR)$(SYSTEMD_UNIT_DIR) ||:
 
--- a/tools/libvirt-guests.service.in
+++ b/tools/libvirt-guests.service.in
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 Documentation=https://libvirt.org
 
 [Service]
-EnvironmentFile=-@sysconfdir@/sysconfig/libvirt-guests
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/libvirt/libvirt-guests.conf
 # Hack just call traditional service until we factor
 # out the code
 ExecStart=@libexecdir@/libvirt-guests.sh start
--- a/tools/libvirt-guests.sysconf
+++ b/tools/libvirt-guests.sysconf
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#
+# Warning: This configuration file is only sourced by the systemd
+# libvirt-guests.service unit. The coresponding openrc facility is in
+# /etc/init.d/libvirtd and /etc/conf.d/libvirtd
+#
+
 # Customizations for the libvirt-guests.service systemd unit
 
 # URIs to check for running guests