diff --git a/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c b/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c
index 8b3741e438..507ca8a17e 100644
--- a/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c
+++ b/src/basic/uid-alloc-range.c
@@ -127,5 +127,5 @@ bool uid_for_system_journal(uid_t uid) {
 
         /* Returns true if the specified UID shall get its data stored in the system journal. */
 
-        return uid_is_system(uid) || uid_is_dynamic(uid) || uid == UID_NOBODY || uid_is_container(uid);
+        return uid_is_system(uid) || uid_is_dynamic(uid) || uid == UID_NOBODY;
 }