diff --git a/doc/needs_restarting.rst b/doc/needs_restarting.rst
index dafcdd1c..46cbcb00 100644
--- a/doc/needs_restarting.rst
+++ b/doc/needs_restarting.rst
@@ -35,32 +35,6 @@ Description
 
 Note that in most cases a process should survive update of its binary and libraries it is using without requiring to be restarted for proper operation. There are however specific cases when this does not apply. Separately, processes often need to be restarted to reflect security updates.
 
-.. note::
-   Needs-restarting will try to guess the boot time using three different methods:
-
-   ``UnitsLoadStartTimestamp``
-        D-Bus property on ``/org/freedesktop/systemd1``.
-        Works unless the system was not booted with systemd,
-        such as in (most) containers.
-   ``st_mtime of /proc/1``
-        Reflects the time the first process was run after booting.
-        This works for all known cases except machines without
-        a RTC—they awake at the start of the epoch.
-   ``/proc/uptime``
-        Seconds field of ``/proc/uptime`` subtracted from the current time.
-        Works for machines without RTC if the current time is reasonably correct.
-        Does not work on containers which share their kernel with the
-        host—there, the host kernel uptime is returned.
-
-
-.. warning::
-    Some systems are configured to read the RTC time in the local time
-    zone. This mode cannot be fully supported. It will create various problems
-    with time zone changes and daylight saving time adjustments. The RTC time
-    is never updated, it relies on external facilities to maintain it. **If at
-    all possible, use RTC in UTC by calling** ``timedatectl set-local-rtc 0``.
-    See ``man timedatectl`` for more information.
-
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diff --git a/plugins/needs_restarting.py b/plugins/needs_restarting.py
index 2662d2d1..309a2165 100644
--- a/plugins/needs_restarting.py
+++ b/plugins/needs_restarting.py
@@ -215,11 +215,6 @@ def get_boot_time():
         We have two sources from which to derive the boot time. These values vary
         depending on containerization, existence of a Real Time Clock, etc.
         For our purposes we want the latest derived value.
-        - UnitsLoadStartTimestamp property on /org/freedesktop/systemd1
-             The start time of the service manager, according to systemd itself.
-             Seems to be more reliable than UserspaceTimestamp when the RTC is
-             in local time. Works unless the system was not booted with systemd,
-             such as in (most) containers.
         - st_mtime of /proc/1
              Reflects the time the first process was run after booting
              This works for all known cases except machines without
@@ -230,25 +225,6 @@ def get_boot_time():
              Does not work on containers which share their kernel with the
              host - there the host kernel uptime is returned
         """
-        units_load_start_timestamp = None
-        try:
-            bus = dbus.SystemBus()
-            systemd1 = bus.get_object(
-                'org.freedesktop.systemd1',
-                '/org/freedesktop/systemd1'
-            )
-            props = dbus.Interface(
-                systemd1,
-                dbus.PROPERTIES_IFACE
-            )
-            units_load_start_timestamp = props.Get(
-                'org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager',
-                'UnitsLoadStartTimestamp'
-            )
-            if units_load_start_timestamp != 0:
-                return int(units_load_start_timestamp / (1000 * 1000))
-        except dbus.exceptions.DBusException as e:
-            logger.debug("D-Bus error getting boot time from systemd: {}".format(e))
 
         proc_1_boot_time = int(os.stat('/proc/1').st_mtime)
         if os.path.isfile('/proc/uptime'):