diff --git a/src/mailserver/Containerfile b/src/mailserver/Containerfile
index 950ecb5..1d21665 100644
--- a/src/mailserver/Containerfile
+++ b/src/mailserver/Containerfile
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ RUN cd /etc/postfix && \
 
 # copy service override config
 COPY assets/postfix.service.override /etc/systemd/system/postfix.service.d/override.conf
-# reload services to make config take effect
-RUN systemctl daemon-reload
 
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