diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/grafana.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/grafana.yaml
index efa34aa..afca181 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/grafana.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/grafana.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ certbot__version_spec: ""
 certbot__acme_account_email_address: le-admin@hamburg.ccc.de
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "grafana.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/hackertours.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/hackertours.yaml
index b7d24e0..8346e5d 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/hackertours.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/hackertours.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ certbot__version_spec: ""
 certbot__acme_account_email_address: le-admin@hamburg.ccc.de
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "hackertours.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/keycloak.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/keycloak.yaml
index 68f37ba..e9b5b70 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/keycloak.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/keycloak.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ certbot__acme_account_email_address: j+letsencrypt-ccchh@jsts.xyz
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "id.hamburg.ccc.de"
   - "keycloak-admin.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/lists.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/lists.yaml
index b856d49..2175571 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/lists.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/lists.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ certbot__version_spec: ""
 certbot__acme_account_email_address: j+letsencrypt-ccchh@jsts.xyz
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "lists.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mumble.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mumble.yaml
index eeeeaeb..5545878 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mumble.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/mumble.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ certbot__version_spec: ""
 certbot__acme_account_email_address: j+letsencrypt-ccchh@jsts.xyz
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "mumble.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/onlyoffice.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/onlyoffice.yaml
index bf43f07..6b9858e 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/onlyoffice.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/onlyoffice.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ certbot__version_spec: ""
 certbot__acme_account_email_address: j+letsencrypt-ccchh@jsts.xyz
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "onlyoffice.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 docker_compose__compose_file_content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.template', 'chaosknoten/configs/onlyoffice/compose.yaml.j2') }}"
 docker_compose__configuration_files: [ ]
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pad.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pad.yaml
index ea420a9..768c98f 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pad.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/pad.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ certbot__version_spec: ""
 certbot__acme_account_email_address: le-admin@hamburg.ccc.de
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "pad.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
 
 nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/wiki.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/wiki.yaml
index 1a3e1c2..f1ac980 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/wiki.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/wiki.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ certbot__acme_account_email_address: j+letsencrypt-ccchh@jsts.xyz
 certbot__certificate_domains:
   - "wiki.ccchh.net"
   - "wiki.hamburg.ccc.de"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
diff --git a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/zammad.yaml b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/zammad.yaml
index d0e1ea8..be2c445 100644
--- a/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/zammad.yaml
+++ b/inventories/chaosknoten/host_vars/zammad.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ nginx__version_spec: ""
 nginx__configurations:
   - name: zammad.hamburg.ccc.de
     content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.file', 'chaosknoten/configs/zammad/nginx/zammad.hamburg.ccc.de.conf') }}"
-certbot__new_cert_commands:
-  - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml
index 9b20634..c05e772 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/certbot/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-certbot__http_01_port: 31820
-certbot__new_cert_commands: [ ]
+certbot__http_01_port: 31820
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/meta/argument_specs.yaml b/playbooks/roles/certbot/meta/argument_specs.yaml
index 5e2da33..56f94cd 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/meta/argument_specs.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/certbot/meta/argument_specs.yaml
@@ -26,11 +26,3 @@ argument_specs:
         type: str
         required: false
         default: 31820
-      certbot__new_cert_commands:
-        description: >-
-          A list of commands to execute after getting a new certificate.
-          Will be added into a bash script.
-        type: list
-        elements: str
-        required: false
-        default: [ ]
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml
index e4749b4..21f4207 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
     file: main/install.yaml
 
-- name: ensure new cert commands
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
-    file: main/new_cert_commands.yaml
-
 - name: ensure certificates
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
     file: main/certs.yaml
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/new_cert_commands.yaml b/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/new_cert_commands.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 42bc255..0000000
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/tasks/main/new_cert_commands.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-- name: ensure existence of renewal deploy hooks directory
-  ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/deploy
-    state: directory
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0755"
-  become: true
-
-- name: ensure renewal deploy hook commands
-  ansible.builtin.template:
-    src: renewal_deploy_hook_commands.sh.j2
-    dest: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/deploy/ansible_commands.sh
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0770"
-  become: true
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/certbot/templates/renewal_deploy_hook_commands.sh.j2 b/playbooks/roles/certbot/templates/renewal_deploy_hook_commands.sh.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 9feb68c..0000000
--- a/playbooks/roles/certbot/templates/renewal_deploy_hook_commands.sh.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-{% for command in certbot__new_cert_commands %}
-{{ command }}
-{% endfor %}
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nextcloud/meta/main.yaml b/playbooks/roles/nextcloud/meta/main.yaml
index 9138dfe..a94e578 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nextcloud/meta/main.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nextcloud/meta/main.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ dependencies:
       certbot__acme_account_email_address: "{{ nextcloud__certbot_acme_account_email_address }}"
       certbot__certificate_domains:
         - "{{ nextcloud__fqdn }}"
-      certbot__new_cert_commands:
-        - "systemctl reload nginx.service"
   - role: nginx
     vars:
       nginx__version_spec: "{{ nextcloud__nginx_version_spec }}"