diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal_publisher.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal_publisher.pp
index 25b53901..fd7ecf99 100644
--- a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal_publisher.pp
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/journal_publisher.pp
@@ -1,35 +1,22 @@
 # Deployment of the swh.journal.publisher
 
 class profile::swh::deploy::journal_publisher {
-  include ::profile::swh::deploy::journal
 
   $conf_file = lookup('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::conf_file')
-  $user = lookup('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::user')
-  $group = lookup('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::group')
-
-  $publisher_config = lookup('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::config')
 
   $service_name = 'swh-journal-publisher'
   $unit_name = "${service_name}.service"
 
   file {$conf_file:
-    ensure  => present,
-    owner   => 'root',
-    group   => $group,
-    mode    => '0640',
-    content => inline_template("<%= @publisher_config.to_yaml %>\n"),
-    notify  => Service[$service_name],
+    ensure  => absent,
   }
 
-  # Template uses variables
-  #  - $user
-  #  - $group
-  #
   ::systemd::unit_file {$unit_name:
-    ensure  => present,
-    content => template('profile/swh/deploy/journal/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb'),
-  } ~> service {$service_name:
-    ensure => running,
-    enable => true,
+    ensure  => absent,
+  }
+
+  service {$service_name:
+    ensure => stopped,
+    enable => false,
   }
 }
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index d04a5298..00000000
--- a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-# Journal Publisher unit file
-# Managed by puppet class profile::swh::deploy::journal_publisher
-# Changes will be overwritten
-
-[Unit]
-Description=Software Heritage Journal Publisher
-Requires=network.target kafka.service
-After=network.target kafka.service
-
-[Service]
-User=<%= @user %>
-Group=<%= @group %>
-Type=simple
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/swh-journal --config-file <%= @conf_file %> publisher
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=5s
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target