diff --git a/roles/oracle-db-postinstall/templates/dbora.service.j2 b/roles/oracle-db-postinstall/templates/dbora.service.j2
index 97f2920..c652384 100644
--- a/roles/oracle-db-postinstall/templates/dbora.service.j2
+++ b/roles/oracle-db-postinstall/templates/dbora.service.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ After=network.target
 
 [Service]
 Type=simple
-Environment=PIDFILE=/run/dbora.pid
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/su - oracle -c "{{oracle_home}}/bin/dbstart {{oracle_home}}"
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/su - oracle -c "{{oracle_home}}/bin/dbshut {{oracle_home}}"
 TimeoutSec=900