diff --git a/unit-files/backup@.service b/unit-files/backup@.service
index 64c40154c55f4c3f88b0d48e88a4142210287fc7..294c0b9fd22c4be802efd2cc02630f504de2e432 100644
--- a/unit-files/backup@.service
+++ b/unit-files/backup@.service
@@ -24,7 +24,5 @@ ExecStart=/bin/bash -euxc ' \
   cd /data/domains/%i/; \
   git add *; \
   git status; \
-  git config --local user.email "backups@%i"; \
-  git config --local user.name "backup service running at %i"; \
   git commit --allow-empty -m"backup %i @ `hostname` - `date`"; \
-  git push -u origin master'
+  git push origin master'