diff --git a/scripts/cloudron-setup b/scripts/cloudron-setup
index 2561b3fd3..8fbfa6528 100755
--- a/scripts/cloudron-setup
+++ b/scripts/cloudron-setup
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ if ! sourceTarballUrl=$(${NPM_BIN}/cloudron-version --out tarballUrl --versions-
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# start the update server
-systemctl start cloudron-installer
-
 data=$(cat <<EOF
 {
     "boxVersionsUrl": "${versionsUrl}",
diff --git a/src/scripts/retire.sh b/src/scripts/retire.sh
index 09a88b672..df1c70ffd 100755
--- a/src/scripts/retire.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/retire.sh
@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ fi
 echo "Stopping apps"
 systemctl stop docker # stop the apps
 
-echo "Stopping installer"
-systemctl stop cloudron-installer # stop the installer
-
 # do this at the end since stopping the box will kill this script as well
 echo "Stopping Cloudron Smartserver"
 "${BOX_SRC_DIR}/setup/stop.sh"