diff --git a/services/univention-bind/usr/lib/univention-server/server_password_change.d/univention-bind b/services/univention-bind/usr/lib/univention-server/server_password_change.d/univention-bind
index 7de86c37f6..7d74985dfa 100755
--- a/services/univention-bind/usr/lib/univention-server/server_password_change.d/univention-bind
+++ b/services/univention-bind/usr/lib/univention-server/server_password_change.d/univention-bind
@@ -36,39 +36,10 @@ if [ -n "$bind_bindpw" -a "$bind_bindpw" != "/etc/machine.secret" ]; then
        exit 0
 fi
 
-bind_service () {
-       local action="$1"
-
-       # start / stop bind9 only if the ldap backend is configured
-       if [ "$dns_backend" = "ldap" ]; then
-               if [ "$action" = "start" ]; then
-                       # start bind9 only if it has been stopped by this script
-                       if [ "$dns_bind9_stoppedbyserverpasswordchange" = "yes" ] ; then
-                               echo "starting bind9 after server password change" | logger -t "server-password-change"
-                               invoke-rc.d bind9 start >/dev/null
-                               univention-config-registry unset dns/bind9/stoppedbyserverpasswordchange >/dev/null
-                       fi
-               fi
-               if [ "$action" = "stop" ]; then
-                       if invoke-rc.d bind9 status | grep -q "is running" ; then
-                               univention-config-registry set dns/bind9/stoppedbyserverpasswordchange=yes >/dev/null
-                               echo "stopping bind9 due to upcoming server password change" | logger -t "server-password-change"
-                               invoke-rc.d bind9 stop >/dev/null
-                       fi
-               fi
-       fi
-}
-
-if [ "$1" = "prechange" ] ; then
-       bind_service stop
-fi
-
-if [ "$1" = "nochange" ] ; then
-       bind_service start
-fi
-
 if [ "$1" = "postchange" ] ; then
        # update zone files
        sed -i "s|\!x-bindpw=\(.*\),x-tls|\!x-bindpw=$(cat /etc/machine.secret),x-tls|" /etc/bind/univention.conf.d/*
-       bind_service start
+       # Reload or restart LDAP-BIND (if running)
+       [ "$dns_backend" = "ldap" ] &&
+               systemctl reload-or-try-restart
 fi