--- aaa/linux-genuine-advantage
+++ bbb/linux-genuine-advantage
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
 $cmd = $ARGV[0];
 if ('register' eq $cmd) {
 	do_register();
-} elsif ('install' eq $cmd) {
-	do_install();
 } elsif ('daemon' eq $cmd) {
 	do_daemon();
 } else {
@@ -107,12 +105,7 @@
 	print STDERR "software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain\n";
 	print STDERR "conditions. See the GNU General Public License for details.\n";
 	print STDERR "\n";
-	print STDERR "Usage: $PROGRAM_NAME [register|install]\n";
-	print STDERR "\n";
-	print STDERR "  install\n";
-	print STDERR "\n";
-	print STDERR "    Installs the $PROGRAM_NAME service. This is required in\n";
-	print STDERR "    order to get the Genuine Linux Advantage.\n";
+	print STDERR "Usage: $PROGRAM_NAME [register]\n";
 	print STDERR "\n";
 	print STDERR "  register\n";
 	print STDERR "\n";
@@ -146,8 +139,6 @@
 sub do_register {
 	my $md5sum = calculate_hardware_hash();
 	
-	do_install();
-	
 	print "\n";
 	print "------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n";
 	print "Linux Genuine Advantage Registration\n";
@@ -180,52 +171,6 @@
 	print "\n";
 }
 
-# adds a service so this program will perpetually run as a daemon.
-# this will ensure that this copy of Linux is validated for Genuineness and Advantageousness constantly.
-#
-# accepts no arguments
-# returns 1 on success, exits the program on error
-sub do_install {
-	my @lines = ();
-	my $reload_result = undef;
-	my $service_result = undef;
-	my $installed = 0;
-	
-	# see if it's installed
-	if (-e $service) {
-		$installed = 1;
-	}
-	
-	# if it's not installed, install it
-	if (0 == $installed) {
-		# add service
-		# /usr/local/sbin/linux-genuine-advantage is the only Genuine path to this program (but /usr/sbin is symlink to /usr/bin), so no auto-detection is necessary
-		open(SERVICE, ">> $service") or show_error("Could not install into $service!");
-		print SERVICE "[Unit]\n";
-		print SERVICE "Description=Linux Genuine Advantage - http://www.linuxgenuineadvantage.org/\n";
-		print SERVICE "\n";
-		print SERVICE "ExecStart=/usr/bin/$PROGRAM_NAME daemon\n";
-		print SERVICE "\n";
-		print SERVICE "[Install]\n";
-		print SERVICE "WantedBy=multi-user.target\n";
- 		close(SERVICE);
-		
-		# reload systemd state
-		$reload_result = system('systemctl daemon-reload');
-		if (! $reload_result) {
-			show_error("Could not reload systemd state!");
-		}
-
-		# enable service
-		$service_result = system('systemctl enable lga');
-		if (! $service_result) {
-			show_error("Could not enable service!");
-		}
-	}
-	
-	return (1);
-}
-
 # loop continuously, checking periodically to see if the author of this program got paid.
 # if no money has changed hands after 30 days, make the computer less useful as punishment.
 #