diff --git a/utils/spread_backups.sh b/utils/spread_backups.sh
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index 5647822d134d701f1a6f06a3feeeaaabd1f7328b..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/utils/spread_backups.sh
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@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -eux
-
-for unit in `systemctl list-units --all backup@*service | grep "Back up data" | cut -d" " -f2 | grep backup | sort -R`
-do
-  systemctl stop $unit
-  systemctl restart $unit
-done
-
-for unit in `systemctl list-units --all backup@*service | grep "Back up data" | cut -d" " -f3 | grep backup | sort -R`
-do
-  systemctl stop $unit
-  systemctl restart $unit
-done
-
-for unit in `systemctl list-units --all backup@*service | grep "Back up data" | cut -d" " -f1 | grep backup | sort -R`
-do
-  systemctl stop $unit
-  systemctl restart $unit
-done
-