diff --git a/scripts/installer.sh b/scripts/installer.sh
index 924de0a2f..56ebc898b 100755
--- a/scripts/installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/installer.sh
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ done
 
 if [[ "${is_update}" == "yes" ]]; then
     log "stop box service for update"
-    ${box_src_dir}/setup/stop.sh
+    systemctl stop box
 fi
 
 # ensure we are not inside the source directory, which we will remove now
diff --git a/setup/stop.sh b/setup/stop.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e68694023..000000000
--- a/setup/stop.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-set -eu -o pipefail
-
-echo "Stopping cloudron"
-
-systemctl stop box