diff --git a/net-misc/memcached/files/memcached.service b/net-misc/memcached/files/memcached.service
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-[Unit]
-After=network.target
-Description=High-performance, distributed memory object caching system
-Documentation=man:memcached(1)
-Documentation=http://code.google.com/p/memcached/
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/memcached
-User=memcached
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target