diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
index 45339f35..0f2b9abe 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.c
@@ -148,30 +148,6 @@ static int ifchange_cand(sr_session_ctx_t *session, uint32_t sub_id, const char
 	return SR_ERR_OK;
 }
 
-int netdag_exit_reload(struct dagger *net)
-{
-	FILE *initctl;
-
-	if (systemf("runlevel >/dev/null 2>&1"))
-		/* If we are still bootstrapping, there is nothing to
-		 * reload. */
-		return 0;
-
-	/* We may end up writing this file multiple times, e.g. if
-	 * multiple services are disabled in the same config cycle,
-	 * but since the contents of the file are static it doesn't
-	 * matter.
-	 */
-	initctl = dagger_fopen_current(net, "exit", "@post",
-				       90, "reload.sh");
-	if (!initctl)
-		return -EIO;
-
-	fputs("initctl -bnq reload\n", initctl);
-	fclose(initctl);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int netdag_gen_link_mtu(FILE *ip, struct lyd_node *dif)
 {
 	const char *ifname = lydx_get_cattr(dif, "name");
diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.h b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.h
index 41c2abe8..585a0d9a 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.h
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-interfaces.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ int netdag_gen_ethtool(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *cif, struct lyd_node
 
 /* ietf-interfaces.c */
 char *get_phys_addr(struct lyd_node *parent, int *deleted);
-int netdag_exit_reload(struct dagger *net);
 
 /* ietf-ip.c */
 int netdag_gen_ipv6_autoconf(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *cif,
diff --git a/src/confd/src/ietf-ip.c b/src/confd/src/ietf-ip.c
index 9092bf23..cf6fdc93 100644
--- a/src/confd/src/ietf-ip.c
+++ b/src/confd/src/ietf-ip.c
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ int netdag_gen_ipv4_autoconf(struct dagger *net, struct lyd_node *cif,
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 
+		fprintf(initctl, "initctl -bnq stop zeroconf:%s\n", ifname);
 		fprintf(initctl, "initctl -bnq disable zeroconf@%s.conf\n", ifname);
 		fprintf(initctl, "rm -f %s\n", defaults);
-		err = netdag_exit_reload(net);
 	}
 
 	fclose(initctl);