diff --git a/modules.d/01systemd-ask-password/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/01systemd-ask-password/module-setup.sh
index dc89b221a5..228cadbb1f 100755
--- a/modules.d/01systemd-ask-password/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/01systemd-ask-password/module-setup.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ check() {
 # Module dependency requirements.
 depends() {
 
-    # This module has external dependency on the systemd module.
-    echo systemd
-    # Return 0 to include the dependent systemd module in the initramfs.
+    # Return 0 to include the dependent module(s) in the initramfs.
     return 0
 
 }
diff --git a/modules.d/01systemd-coredump/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/01systemd-coredump/module-setup.sh
index 5b8b75ac8b..c6b8be8794 100755
--- a/modules.d/01systemd-coredump/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/01systemd-coredump/module-setup.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ check() {
 depends() {
 
     # This module has external dependency on the systemd module.
-    echo systemd systemd-journald systemd-sysctl
-    # Return 0 to include the dependent systemd module in the initramfs.
+    echo systemd-journald systemd-sysctl
+    # Return 0 to include the dependent module(s) in the initramfs.
     return 0
 
 }
diff --git a/modules.d/01systemd-repart/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/01systemd-repart/module-setup.sh
index dc60619607..fc5c5acb14 100755
--- a/modules.d/01systemd-repart/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/01systemd-repart/module-setup.sh
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@ check() {
 # Module dependency requirements.
 depends() {
 
-    # This module has external dependency on the systemd module.
-    echo systemd
-    # Return 0 to include the dependent systemd module in the initramfs.
+    # Return 0 to include the dependent module(s) in the initramfs.
     return 0
 
 }
diff --git a/modules.d/01systemd-sysctl/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/01systemd-sysctl/module-setup.sh
index f12ce8e5d8..cc4fae6d94 100755
--- a/modules.d/01systemd-sysctl/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/01systemd-sysctl/module-setup.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ check() {
 depends() {
 
     # This module has external dependency on other module(s).
-    echo systemd systemd-modules-load
+    echo systemd-modules-load
     # Return 0 to include the dependent module(s) in the initramfs.
     return 0
 
diff --git a/modules.d/01systemd-sysusers/module-setup.sh b/modules.d/01systemd-sysusers/module-setup.sh
index 485be86ed8..f0924dfaf7 100644
--- a/modules.d/01systemd-sysusers/module-setup.sh
+++ b/modules.d/01systemd-sysusers/module-setup.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ check() {
 # Module dependency requirements.
 depends() {
 
-    # This module has external dependency on the systemd module.
-    echo systemd
-    # Return 0 to include the dependent systemd module in the initramfs.
+    # Return 0 to include the dependent module(s) in the initramfs.
     return 0
 
 }