diff --git a/units/console-getty.service.in b/units/console-getty.service.in
index 33e6368db1..2182109009 100644
--- a/units/console-getty.service.in
+++ b/units/console-getty.service.in
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ Before=getty.target
 ConditionPathExists=/dev/console
 
 [Service]
-# The '-o' option value tells agetty to replace 'login' arguments with '--' for
-# safety, and then the entered username.
-ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-- \\u' --noreset --noclear --keep-baud 115200,57600,38400,9600 - ${TERM}
+ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noreset --noclear --keep-baud 115200,57600,38400,9600 - ${TERM}
 Type=idle
 Restart=always
 UtmpIdentifier=cons
diff --git a/units/container-getty@.service.in b/units/container-getty@.service.in
index 7573532d6d..f24bb73fc1 100644
--- a/units/container-getty@.service.in
+++ b/units/container-getty@.service.in
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ Conflicts=rescue.service
 Before=rescue.service
 
 [Service]
-# The '-o' option value tells agetty to replace 'login' arguments with '--' for
-# safety, and then the entered username.
-ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-- \\u' --noreset --noclear - ${TERM}
+ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noreset --noclear - ${TERM}
 Type=idle
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=0
diff --git a/units/getty@.service.in b/units/getty@.service.in
index f30bba406d..a43e01144f 100644
--- a/units/getty@.service.in
+++ b/units/getty@.service.in
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ Before=rescue.service
 ConditionPathExists=/dev/tty0
 
 [Service]
-# The '-o' option value tells agetty to replace 'login' arguments with '--' for
-# safety, and then the entered username.
-ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-- \\u' --noreset --noclear - ${TERM}
+ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noreset --noclear - ${TERM}
 Type=idle
 Restart=always
 RestartSec=0
diff --git a/units/serial-getty@.service.in b/units/serial-getty@.service.in
index 20a5eb2754..c0adaf7bdb 100644
--- a/units/serial-getty@.service.in
+++ b/units/serial-getty@.service.in
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ Conflicts=rescue.service
 Before=rescue.service
 
 [Service]
-# The '-o' option value tells agetty to replace 'login' arguments with '--' for
-# safety, and then the entered username.
-ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty -o '-- \\u' --noreset --noclear --keep-baud 115200,57600,38400,9600 - ${TERM}
+ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --noreset --noclear --keep-baud 115200,57600,38400,9600 - ${TERM}
 Type=idle
 Restart=always
 UtmpIdentifier=%I