diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index 81c15826..b9afda2e 100644
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -20,15 +20,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	# modeled after dh_systemd_start output
 	systemctl --system daemon-reload >/dev/null || true
 	if [ -n "$2" ]; then
-		if dpkg --compare-versions "$2" 'lt' '1.0.7-1'; then
-			# there was an issue with reloading and systemd being confused in older daemon versions
-			# so restart instead of reload if upgrading from there, see commit 0ec79339f7aebf9
-			# FIXME: remove with PBS 2.1
-			echo "Upgrading from older proxmox-backup-server: restart (not reload) daemons"
-			_dh_action=try-restart
-		else
-			_dh_action=try-reload-or-restart
-		fi
+		_dh_action=try-reload-or-restart
 	else
 		_dh_action=start
 	fi