diff --git a/src/action/common/configure_determinate_nixd_init_service/mod.rs b/src/action/common/configure_determinate_nixd_init_service/mod.rs
index d8475807d..a27ce320d 100644
--- a/src/action/common/configure_determinate_nixd_init_service/mod.rs
+++ b/src/action/common/configure_determinate_nixd_init_service/mod.rs
@@ -162,20 +162,6 @@ impl Action for ConfigureDeterminateNixdInitService {
     async fn revert(&mut self) -> Result<(), ActionError> {
         self.configure_init_service.try_revert().await?;
 
-        let file_to_remove = match self.init {
-            InitSystem::Launchd => Some(DARWIN_NIXD_DAEMON_DEST),
-            InitSystem::Systemd => Some(LINUX_NIXD_DAEMON_DEST),
-            InitSystem::None => None,
-        };
-
-        if let Some(file_to_remove) = file_to_remove {
-            tracing::trace!(path = %file_to_remove, "Removing");
-            tokio::fs::remove_file(file_to_remove)
-                .await
-                .map_err(|e| ActionErrorKind::Remove(file_to_remove.into(), e))
-                .map_err(Self::error)?;
-        }
-
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/action/common/configure_init_service.rs b/src/action/common/configure_init_service.rs
index 2714b0d75..cd9871d74 100644
--- a/src/action/common/configure_init_service.rs
+++ b/src/action/common/configure_init_service.rs
@@ -610,18 +610,6 @@ impl Action for ConfigureInitService {
                     errors.push(err);
                 }
 
-                for socket in self.socket_files.iter() {
-                    if socket.dest.exists() {
-                        tracing::trace!(path = %socket.dest.display(), "Removing");
-                        if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::remove_file(&socket.dest)
-                            .await
-                            .map_err(|e| ActionErrorKind::Remove(socket.dest.to_path_buf(), e))
-                        {
-                            errors.push(err);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-
                 if Path::new(TMPFILES_DEST).exists() {
                     if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::remove_file(TMPFILES_DEST)
                         .await
@@ -647,6 +635,30 @@ impl Action for ConfigureInitService {
             },
         };
 
+        if let Some(dest) = &self.service_dest {
+            if dest.exists() {
+                tracing::trace!(path = %dest.display(), "Removing");
+                if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::remove_file(dest)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| ActionErrorKind::Remove(PathBuf::from(dest), e))
+                {
+                    errors.push(err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        for socket in self.socket_files.iter() {
+            if socket.dest.exists() {
+                tracing::trace!(path = %socket.dest.display(), "Removing");
+                if let Err(err) = tokio::fs::remove_file(&socket.dest)
+                    .await
+                    .map_err(|e| ActionErrorKind::Remove(socket.dest.to_path_buf(), e))
+                {
+                    errors.push(err);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         if errors.is_empty() {
             Ok(())
         } else if errors.len() == 1 {