diff --git a/lib/init/nomad/lib-systemd.sh b/lib/init/nomad/lib-systemd.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 4da0fee..0000000
--- a/lib/init/nomad/lib-systemd.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# =============================================================================
-# lib/init/nomad/lib-systemd.sh — Shared idempotent systemd-unit installer
-#
-# Sourced by lib/init/nomad/systemd-nomad.sh and lib/init/nomad/systemd-vault.sh
-# (and any future sibling) to collapse the "write unit if content differs,
-# daemon-reload, enable (never start)" boilerplate.
-#
-# Install-but-don't-start is the invariant this helper enforces — mid-migration
-# installers land files and enable units; the orchestrator (S0.4) starts them.
-#
-# Public API (sourced into caller scope):
-#
-#   systemd_require_preconditions UNIT_PATH
-#     Asserts the caller is uid 0 and `systemctl` is on $PATH. Calls the
-#     caller's die() with a UNIT_PATH-scoped message on failure.
-#
-#   systemd_install_unit UNIT_PATH UNIT_NAME UNIT_CONTENT
-#     Writes UNIT_CONTENT to UNIT_PATH (0644 root:root) only if on-disk
-#     content differs. If written, runs `systemctl daemon-reload`. Then
-#     enables UNIT_NAME (no-op if already enabled). Never starts the unit.
-#
-# Caller contract:
-#   - Callers MUST define `log()` and `die()` before sourcing this file (we
-#     call log() for status chatter and rely on the caller's error-handling
-#     stance; `set -e` propagates install/cmp/systemctl failures).
-# =============================================================================
-
-# systemd_require_preconditions UNIT_PATH
-systemd_require_preconditions() {
-  local unit_path="$1"
-  if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
-    die "must run as root (needs write access to ${unit_path})"
-  fi
-  command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 \
-    || die "systemctl not found (systemd is required)"
-}
-
-# systemd_install_unit UNIT_PATH UNIT_NAME UNIT_CONTENT
-systemd_install_unit() {
-  local unit_path="$1"
-  local unit_name="$2"
-  local unit_content="$3"
-
-  local needs_reload=0
-  if [ ! -f "$unit_path" ] \
-     || ! printf '%s\n' "$unit_content" | cmp -s - "$unit_path"; then
-    log "writing unit → ${unit_path}"
-    local tmp
-    tmp="$(mktemp)"
-    printf '%s\n' "$unit_content" > "$tmp"
-    install -m 0644 -o root -g root "$tmp" "$unit_path"
-    rm -f "$tmp"
-    needs_reload=1
-  else
-    log "unit file already up to date"
-  fi
-
-  if [ "$needs_reload" -eq 1 ]; then
-    log "systemctl daemon-reload"
-    systemctl daemon-reload
-  fi
-
-  if systemctl is-enabled --quiet "$unit_name" 2>/dev/null; then
-    log "${unit_name} already enabled"
-  else
-    log "systemctl enable ${unit_name}"
-    systemctl enable "$unit_name" >/dev/null
-  fi
-}
diff --git a/lib/init/nomad/systemd-nomad.sh b/lib/init/nomad/systemd-nomad.sh
index 93f85f0..e9db191 100755
--- a/lib/init/nomad/systemd-nomad.sh
+++ b/lib/init/nomad/systemd-nomad.sh
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ NOMAD_DATA_DIR="/var/lib/nomad"
 log() { printf '[systemd-nomad] %s\n' "$*"; }
 die() { printf '[systemd-nomad] ERROR: %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-# shellcheck source=lib-systemd.sh
-. "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/lib-systemd.sh"
-
 # ── Preconditions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-systemd_require_preconditions "$UNIT_PATH"
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+  die "must run as root (needs write access to ${UNIT_PATH})"
+fi
+
+command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+  || die "systemctl not found (systemd is required)"
 
 NOMAD_BIN="$(command -v nomad 2>/dev/null || true)"
 [ -n "$NOMAD_BIN" ] \
@@ -96,7 +98,33 @@ for d in "$NOMAD_CONFIG_DIR" "$NOMAD_DATA_DIR"; do
   fi
 done
 
-# ── Install + reload + enable (shared with systemd-vault.sh via lib-systemd) ─
-systemd_install_unit "$UNIT_PATH" "nomad.service" "$DESIRED_UNIT"
+# ── Install unit file only if content differs ────────────────────────────────
+needs_reload=0
+if [ ! -f "$UNIT_PATH" ] \
+   || ! printf '%s\n' "$DESIRED_UNIT" | cmp -s - "$UNIT_PATH"; then
+  log "writing unit → ${UNIT_PATH}"
+  tmp="$(mktemp)"
+  trap 'rm -f "$tmp"' EXIT
+  printf '%s\n' "$DESIRED_UNIT" > "$tmp"
+  install -m 0644 -o root -g root "$tmp" "$UNIT_PATH"
+  rm -f "$tmp"
+  trap - EXIT
+  needs_reload=1
+else
+  log "unit file already up to date"
+fi
+
+# ── Reload + enable ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if [ "$needs_reload" -eq 1 ]; then
+  log "systemctl daemon-reload"
+  systemctl daemon-reload
+fi
+
+if systemctl is-enabled --quiet nomad.service 2>/dev/null; then
+  log "nomad.service already enabled"
+else
+  log "systemctl enable nomad"
+  systemctl enable nomad.service >/dev/null
+fi
 
 log "done — unit installed and enabled (NOT started; S0.4 brings the cluster up)"
diff --git a/lib/init/nomad/systemd-vault.sh b/lib/init/nomad/systemd-vault.sh
index 8a241d4..e386438 100755
--- a/lib/init/nomad/systemd-vault.sh
+++ b/lib/init/nomad/systemd-vault.sh
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ VAULT_HCL_SRC="${REPO_ROOT}/nomad/vault.hcl"
 log() { printf '[systemd-vault] %s\n' "$*"; }
 die() { printf '[systemd-vault] ERROR: %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-# shellcheck source=lib-systemd.sh
-. "${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib-systemd.sh"
-
 # ── Preconditions ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-systemd_require_preconditions "$UNIT_PATH"
+if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then
+  die "must run as root (needs write access to ${UNIT_PATH})"
+fi
+
+command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+  || die "systemctl not found (systemd is required)"
 
 VAULT_BIN="$(command -v vault 2>/dev/null || true)"
 [ -n "$VAULT_BIN" ] \
@@ -144,7 +146,33 @@ else
   log "config already up to date"
 fi
 
-# ── Install + reload + enable (shared with systemd-nomad.sh via lib-systemd) ─
-systemd_install_unit "$UNIT_PATH" "vault.service" "$DESIRED_UNIT"
+# ── Install unit file only if content differs ────────────────────────────────
+needs_reload=0
+if [ ! -f "$UNIT_PATH" ] \
+   || ! printf '%s\n' "$DESIRED_UNIT" | cmp -s - "$UNIT_PATH"; then
+  log "writing unit → ${UNIT_PATH}"
+  tmp="$(mktemp)"
+  trap 'rm -f "$tmp"' EXIT
+  printf '%s\n' "$DESIRED_UNIT" > "$tmp"
+  install -m 0644 -o root -g root "$tmp" "$UNIT_PATH"
+  rm -f "$tmp"
+  trap - EXIT
+  needs_reload=1
+else
+  log "unit file already up to date"
+fi
+
+# ── Reload + enable ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+if [ "$needs_reload" -eq 1 ]; then
+  log "systemctl daemon-reload"
+  systemctl daemon-reload
+fi
+
+if systemctl is-enabled --quiet vault.service 2>/dev/null; then
+  log "vault.service already enabled"
+else
+  log "systemctl enable vault"
+  systemctl enable vault.service >/dev/null
+fi
 
 log "done — unit+config installed and enabled (NOT started; vault-init.sh next)"