diff --git a/examples/systemd/snmp_exporter.service b/examples/systemd/snmp_exporter.service
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-[Unit]
-Description=SNMP Exporter
-After=network-online.target
-
-# This assumes you are running snmp_exporter under the user "prometheus"
-
-[Service]
-User=prometheus
-Restart=on-failure
-ExecStart=/home/prometheus/snmp_exporter/snmp_exporter --config.file='/home/prometheus/snmp_exporter/snmp.yml'
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target