diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 46dccb8e2b..f707b5c58f 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -5475,7 +5475,7 @@ adds or adjust services for a typical ``desktop'' setup.
 In particular, it adds a graphical login manager (@pxref{X Window,
 @code{slim-service}}), a network management tool (@pxref{Networking
 Services, @code{wicd-service}}), energy and color management services,
-an NTP client and an SSH server (@pxref{Networking Services}), the Avahi
+an NTP client (@pxref{Networking Services}), the Avahi
 daemon, and has the name service switch service configured to be able to
 use @code{nss-mdns} (@pxref{Name Service Switch, mDNS}).
 @end defvr
diff --git a/gnu/services/desktop.scm b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
index 910dc1f9e0..7ed62d07b5 100644
--- a/gnu/services/desktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/desktop.scm
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
   #:use-module (gnu services avahi)
   #:use-module (gnu services xorg)
   #:use-module (gnu services networking)
-  #:use-module (gnu services ssh)
   #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
   #:use-module (gnu packages glib)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
@@ -286,7 +285,6 @@ site} for more information."
          (dbus-service (list avahi wicd upower colord))
 
          (ntp-service)
-         (lsh-service)
 
          (map (lambda (mservice)
                 ;; Provide an nscd ready to use nss-mdns.