diff --git a/init.d/nginx b/init.d/nginx
index 21221a0..20d3773 100755
--- a/init.d/nginx
+++ b/init.d/nginx
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ reload() {
 	fi
 }
 
-restart() {
-	stop && start
-}
-
 upgrade() {
 	watchman.msg "This script has no zero-downtime upgrade support for nginx."
 }