diff --git a/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/APKBUILD b/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/APKBUILD
index b4190b871..e92adf5d2 100644
--- a/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/APKBUILD
+++ b/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/APKBUILD
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ subpackages="
 
 source="
 	https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/systemd/-/archive/$_pkgver/systemd-$_pkgver.tar.gz
-	systemd-apk-macros.sh
 	wired.network
+	systemd-apk-macros.sh
 	"
 builddir="$srcdir/systemd-$_pkgver"
 
@@ -424,6 +424,6 @@ dev() {
 
 sha512sums="
 3cd75d5ba29a3994230ecbe16ea106d4fe05d7d76e7cd9b9a6a63177f09d8c362c055a1fea49e6c9a10a949afc07a6c75fe75dad2bd302d94e41a81f8ddb2a15  systemd-musl-v256.11-split-usr.tar.gz
-2f9ec875de67fc4bb401bebea88653cd34c22787a26a8122233fbb761bfbf190be72cfa0c26a433c30d703ee1e10489787d75492f0e1a76cbd5f6601e7e23d49  systemd-apk-macros.sh
 81c897fed8a3fbfb67ec591b2398a5d65e4af1b3ef379376c157c98d71f085b707f8ebc896d5571a94f99f8fc84fd6b43e3b879ca9b0d57fc6c4596034c7a777  wired.network
+cc1c8f00a0ff1c94fcebe0e6d48b3d1a74c51b9d86bf255762cecda4b4d0c08e313f817aaaa301f41133eaf73c525e36c0f48659b263a7ed990080de9f3cec6c  systemd-apk-macros.sh
 "
diff --git a/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/systemd-apk-macros.sh b/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/systemd-apk-macros.sh
index 0ccfb0113..c580e224c 100644
--- a/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/systemd-apk-macros.sh
+++ b/extra-repos/systemd/systemd/systemd-apk-macros.sh
@@ -1,88 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# systemd.preset reference:
-# 	https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.preset.html
-# Systemd macro file for RPM:
-# 	https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/src/rpm/macros.systemd.in
-# 	https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/src/rpm/systemd-update-helper.in
 
-SYSTEMD_BUS_TIMEOUT=5s
+# This is a stub to work around cyclical dependencies in CI while we migrate away from this script.
 
 is_systemd_running() {
-	[ -d "/run/systemd/running" ]
+	return 1
 }
 
-# runs `systemctl preset` on the list of services of the given type
-# $1: type of service, supported values: "user" or "system"
-# $@: list of service unit names, as you'd pass to `systemctl preset`
-# FIXME: this may not work with wildcards in unit names, and other input you
-# can give to the preset command
 systemd_service_post_install() {
-	local type="$1"
-	shift
-
-	if [ -z "$type" ]; then
-		echo "service type (user or service) not given"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	if ! command -v systemctl > /dev/null; then
-		echo "systemctl is not available"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	case "$type" in
-		"user")
-			systemctl --no-reload preset --global "$@"
-			;;
-		"system")
-			systemctl --no-reload preset "$@" || true
-			;;
-		*)
-			echo "unsupported service type: $type"
-		exit 1
-	esac
+	echo "NOP systemd_service_post_install"
 }
 
-# disables the list of services of the given type
-# $1: type of service, supported values: "user" or "system"
-# $@: list of service unit names, as you'd pass to `systemctl disable`
-# FIXME: this may not work with wildcards in unit names, and other input you
-# can give to the disable command
 systemd_service_pre_deinstall() {
-	local type="$1"
-	shift
-
-	if [ -z "$type" ]; then
-		echo "service type (user/service) not given"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	if ! command -v systemctl > /dev/null; then
-		echo "systemctl is not available"
-		exit 1
-	fi
-
-	case "$type" in
-		"user")
-			systemctl --global disable --no-warn "$@"
-			if is_systemd_running; then
-				local users
-				users=$(systemctl list-units 'user@*' --legend=no | sed -n -r 's/.*user@([0-9]+).service.*/\1/p')
-				for user in $users; do
-					systemctl --user -M "$user@" disable --now --no-warn "$@" &
-				done
-				wait
-			fi
-			;;
-		"system")
-			if is_systemd_running; then
-				systemctl --no-reload disable --now --no-warn "$@"
-			else
-				systemctl --no-reload disable --no-warn "$@"
-			fi
-			;;
-		*)
-			echo "unsupported service type: $type"
-			exit 1
-	esac
+	echo "NOP systemd_service_pre_deinstall"
 }