diff --git a/src/scripts/restartservice.sh b/src/scripts/restartservice.sh
index c38a1230c..00bd65815 100755
--- a/src/scripts/restartservice.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/restartservice.sh
@@ -34,15 +34,8 @@ elif [[ "${service}" == "docker" ]]; then
 elif [[ "${service}" == "collectd" ]]; then
     systemctl restart --no-block collectd
 elif [[ "${service}" == "box" ]]; then
-    readonly ubuntu_version=$(lsb_release -rs)
-    if [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "18.04" ]]; then
-        pid=$(systemctl show box -p MainPID | sed 's/MainPID=//g')
-        kill -HUP $pid
-    else
-        systemctl reload --no-block box
-    fi
+    systemctl reload --no-block box
 else
     echo "Unknown service ${service}"
     exit 1
 fi
-
diff --git a/src/scripts/starttask.sh b/src/scripts/starttask.sh
index 672d2a79a..488d0beac 100755
--- a/src/scripts/starttask.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/starttask.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ readonly service_name="box-task-${task_id}"
 systemctl reset-failed "${service_name}" 2>/dev/null || true
 
 readonly id=$(id -u $SUDO_USER)
-readonly ubuntu_version=$(lsb_release -rs)
 
 options="-p TimeoutStopSec=10s -p MemoryMax=${memory_limit_mb}M -p OOMScoreAdjust=${oom_score_adjust} --pipe --wait"
 
@@ -38,11 +37,6 @@ options="-p TimeoutStopSec=10s -p MemoryMax=${memory_limit_mb}M -p OOMScoreAdjus
 # For this reason, we have code to kill the tasks both on shutdown and startup.
 [[ "$BOX_ENV" == "cloudron" ]] && options="${options} -p BindsTo=box.service"
 
-# systemd 237 on ubuntu 18.04 does not apply --nice
-if [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "18.04" ]]; then
-    (sleep 1; pid=$(systemctl show "${service_name}" -p MainPID | sed 's/MainPID=//g'); renice -n ${nice} -g ${pid} || true) &
-fi
-
 # DEBUG has to be hardcoded because it is not set in the tests. --setenv is required for ubuntu 16 (-E does not work)
 # NODE_OPTIONS is used because env -S does not work in ubuntu 16/18.
 # it seems systemd-run does not return the exit status of the process despite --wait
diff --git a/src/scripts/update.sh b/src/scripts/update.sh
index 6cd4d8637..a81de1690 100755
--- a/src/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/update.sh
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ readonly source_dir="${1}"
 readonly log_file="${2}"
 
 readonly installer_path="${source_dir}/scripts/installer.sh"
-readonly ubuntu_version=$(lsb_release -rs)
 
 log "updating Cloudron with ${source_dir}"
 
 # StandardError will follow StandardOutput in default inherit mode. https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html
 systemctl reset-failed "${updater_service}" 2>/dev/null || true
-[[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "18.04" ]] && file_mode="file" || file_mode="append"
-if ! systemd-run --property=OOMScoreAdjust=-1000 --unit "${updater_service}" -p StandardOutput=${file_mode}:${log_file} ${installer_path}; then
+if ! systemd-run --property=OOMScoreAdjust=-1000 --unit "${updater_service}" -p StandardOutput=append:${log_file} ${installer_path}; then
     log "Failed to install cloudron"
     exit 1
 fi