diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/service.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/service.py
index e8e315d8e6d..031b495f51d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/service.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/service.py
@@ -421,7 +421,6 @@ class LinuxService(Service):
             if not location.get('systemctl', False):
                 return False
 
-            systemd_enabled = False
             # Check if init is the systemd command, using comm as cmdline could be symlink
             try:
                 f = open('/proc/1/comm', 'r')