diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 7be9071..4ab2c5c 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -1,17 +1,12 @@
 class shadow(
-                            $manage_package        = true,
-                            $package_ensure        = 'installed',
-                            $manage_service        = true,
-                            $manage_docker_service = true,
-                            $service_ensure        = 'running',
-                            $service_enable        = true,
-                          ) inherits shadow::params{
+              $manage_package        = true,
+              $package_ensure        = 'installed',
+            ) inherits shadow::params{
 
   validate_re($package_ensure, [ '^present$', '^installed$', '^absent$', '^purged$', '^held$', '^latest$' ], 'Not a supported package_ensure: present/absent/purged/held/latest')
 
   class { '::shadow::install': }
   -> class { '::shadow::config': }
-  ~> class { '::shadow::service': }
   -> Class['::shadow']
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/service.pp b/manifests/service.pp
deleted file mode 100644
index d03f408..0000000
--- a/manifests/service.pp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-class shadow::service inherits shadow {
-
-  #
-  validate_bool($shadow::manage_docker_service)
-  validate_bool($shadow::manage_service)
-  validate_bool($shadow::service_enable)
-
-  validate_re($shadow::service_ensure, [ '^running$', '^stopped$' ], "Not a valid daemon status: ${shadow::service_ensure}")
-
-  $is_docker_container_var=getvar('::eyp_docker_iscontainer')
-  $is_docker_container=str2bool($is_docker_container_var)
-
-  if( $is_docker_container==false or
-      $shadow::manage_docker_service)
-  {
-    if($shadow::manage_service)
-    {
-      service { $shadow::params::service_name:
-        ensure => $shadow::service_ensure,
-        enable => $shadow::service_enable,
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}