diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
index 1da47349c07..96d88da6e8b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/upower.nix
@@ -84,12 +84,7 @@ in
             NoNewPrivileges = true;
           };
       };
-
-    system.activationScripts.upower =
-      ''
-        mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/lib/upower
-      '';
-
+  
     # The upower daemon seems to get stuck after doing a suspend
     # (i.e. subsequent suspend requests will say "Sleep has already
     # been requested and is pending").  So as a workaround, restart