diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 54ce95e5..322f7ae5 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@
 - name: Init reload
   command: "initctl reload-configuration"
 
-- name: Restart dbus
-  systemd:
-    name: "dbus"
-    state: "restarted"
-
-- name: Restart machined
-  systemd:
-    name: "systemd-machined.service"
-    state: "restarted"
-
 - name: Enable machines mount
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-machinectl-workarounds-d67a4739f6385f54.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-machinectl-workarounds-d67a4739f6385f54.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6c1e3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-machinectl-workarounds-d67a4739f6385f54.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - With the release of CentOS 7.6, deployments were breaking and becoming very
+    slow when we restart dbus in order to catch some PolicyKit changes. However,
+    those changes were never actaully used so they were happening for no reason.
+    We no longer make any modifications to the systemd-machined configuration
+    and/or PolicyKit to maintain upstream compatibility.
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation_systemd_old.yml b/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation_systemd_old.yml
index a61bcbb2..009714b3 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation_systemd_old.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_cache_preparation_systemd_old.yml
@@ -13,33 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# In later versions of systemd this is not needed. Referenced in
-#  the following ML post resolves the bug.
-#  * https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-March/029151.html
-- name: Move machined service into place
-  template:
-    src: systemd-machined.service.j2
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/systemd-machined.service
-  register: machined_unit
-  notify:
-    - Reload systemd units
-    - Restart machined
-
-# In later versions of systemd this is not needed. Referenced in
-#  the following commit resolves the bug.
-#  * https://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/src/machine/org.freedesktop.machine1.conf?id=72c3897f77a7352618ea76b880a6764f52d6327b
-- name: Move machine1 dbus config into place
-  copy:
-    src: org.freedesktop.machine1.conf
-    dest: /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.machine1.conf
-  register: machine1_conf
-  notify:
-    - Reload systemd units
-    - Restart dbus
-
-# Ensure lxc networks are running as they're supposed to
-- meta: flush_handlers
-
 # Because of this post and it's related bug(s) this is adding the container
 #  volumes the old way. The new way would simply be calling `machinectl`.
 #  * https://www.mail-archive.com/systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org/msg28255.html