diff --git a/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import b/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import
index 96196d93902..424ab4a718e 100755
--- a/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import
+++ b/scripts/util/keystore-cert-import
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ if [ -f "$SYSTEM_FILE" ]; then
     update-ca-certificates > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
 fi
 
-# Restart cloud service if we're in systemvm
-if [ "$MODE" == "ssh" ] && [ -f $SYSTEM_FILE ]; then
-    systemctl restart cloud > /dev/null 2>&1
-fi
-
 # Fix file permission
 chmod 600 $CACERT_FILE
 chmod 600 $CERT_FILE