diff --git a/roles/custom/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml b/roles/custom/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
index b79d073a8..60f571bc0 100644
--- a/roles/custom/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
+++ b/roles/custom/matrix-common-after/tasks/start.yml
@@ -30,40 +30,19 @@
   delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
   become: false
 
-- when: "ansible_distribution != 'Archlinux'"
-  block:
-    - name: Populate service facts
-      ansible.builtin.service_facts:
-
-    - name: Fail if service isn't detected to be running
-      ansible.builtin.fail:
-        msg: >-
-          {{ item }} was not detected to be running.
-          It's possible that there's a configuration problem or another service on your server interferes with it (uses the same ports, etc.).
-          Try running `systemctl status {{ item }}` and `journalctl -fu {{ item }}` on the server to investigate.
-          If you're on a slow or overloaded server, it may be that services take a longer time to start and that this error is a false-positive.
-          You can consider raising the value of the `matrix_common_after_systemd_service_start_wait_for_timeout_seconds` variable.
-          See `roles/custom/matrix-common-after/defaults/main.yml` for more details about that.
-      with_items: "{{ matrix_systemd_services_list | map(attribute='name') }}"
-      when:
-        - "item.endswith('.service') and (ansible_facts.services[item] | default(none) is none or ansible_facts.services[item].state != 'running')"
-
-- when: "ansible_distribution == 'Archlinux'"
-  block:
-    # Currently there is a bug in ansible that renders is incompatible with systemd.
-    # service_facts is not collecting the data successfully.
-    # Therefore iterating here manually
-    - name: Fetch systemd information
-      ansible.builtin.systemd:
-        name: "{{ item.name }}"
-      register: systemdstatus
-      with_items: "{{ matrix_systemd_services_list }}"
-
-    - name: Fail if service isn't detected to be running
-      ansible.builtin.fail:
-        msg: >-
-          {{ item.item }} was not detected to be running.
-          It's possible that there's a configuration problem or another service on your server interferes with it (uses the same ports, etc.).
-          Try running `systemctl status {{ item.item }}` and `journalctl -fu {{ item.item }}` on the server to investigate.
-      with_items: "{{ systemdstatus.results }}"
-      when: "item.status['ActiveState'] != 'active'"
+- block:
+  - name: Populate service facts
+    ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
+  - name: Fail if service isn't detected to be running
+    ansible.builtin.fail:
+      msg: >-
+        {{ item }} was not detected to be running.
+        It's possible that there's a configuration problem or another service on your server interferes with it (uses the same ports, etc.).
+        Try running `systemctl status {{ item }}` and `journalctl -fu {{ item }}` on the server to investigate.
+        If you're on a slow or overloaded server, it may be that services take a longer time to start and that this error is a false-positive.
+        You can consider raising the value of the `matrix_common_after_systemd_service_start_wait_for_timeout_seconds` variable.
+        See `roles/custom/matrix-common-after/defaults/main.yml` for more details about that.
+    with_items: "{{ matrix_systemd_services_list | map(attribute='name') }}"
+    when:
+      - "item.endswith('.service') and (ansible_facts.services[item] | default(none) is none or ansible_facts.services[item].state != 'running')"