diff --git a/units/initrd-fs.target b/units/initrd-fs.target
index 33822bde66..1db8fb3a48 100644
--- a/units/initrd-fs.target
+++ b/units/initrd-fs.target
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Initrd File Systems
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
-OnFailure=emergency.target
-OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
 After=initrd-parse-etc.service
 DefaultDependencies=no
diff --git a/units/initrd-root-device.target b/units/initrd-root-device.target
index 580c666b23..bc2743e2d5 100644
--- a/units/initrd-root-device.target
+++ b/units/initrd-root-device.target
@@ -11,7 +11,5 @@
 Description=Initrd Root Device
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
-OnFailure=emergency.target
-OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
diff --git a/units/initrd-root-fs.target b/units/initrd-root-fs.target
index 9b955f618a..26897796af 100644
--- a/units/initrd-root-fs.target
+++ b/units/initrd-root-fs.target
@@ -11,7 +11,5 @@
 Description=Initrd Root File System
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
-OnFailure=emergency.target
-OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
diff --git a/units/initrd.target b/units/initrd.target
index a74a447c91..30b3bd04d2 100644
--- a/units/initrd.target
+++ b/units/initrd.target
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 [Unit]
 Description=Initrd Default Target
 Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
-OnFailure=emergency.target
-OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/initrd-release
 Requires=basic.target
 Wants=initrd-root-fs.target initrd-root-device.target initrd-fs.target initrd-parse-etc.service
diff --git a/units/local-fs.target b/units/local-fs.target
index 6ba4930087..da3683e948 100644
--- a/units/local-fs.target
+++ b/units/local-fs.target
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
 DefaultDependencies=no
 Conflicts=shutdown.target
 After=local-fs-pre.target
-OnFailure=emergency.target
-OnFailureJobMode=replace-irreversibly