diff --git a/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh b/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh
index edfab07bc..da099c85f 100755
--- a/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh
+++ b/usr/bin/archboot-update-installer.sh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ if [[ "${_L_COMPLETE}" == "1" || "${_L_INSTALL_COMPLETE}" == "1" ]]; then
     # unload virtio-net to avoid none functional network device on aarch64
     grep -qw virtio_net /proc/modules && rmmod virtio_net
     echo -e "\033[1mStep 9/9:\033[0m Loading files through kexec into kernel now ..."
-    _kexec
+    kexec -s -f /"${VMLINUZ}" --initrd="/initrd.img" --reuse-cmdline
 fi
 
 # Generate new images
diff --git a/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh b/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh
index c37bf7cb5..7cdbf2f15 100644
--- a/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh
+++ b/usr/lib/archboot/update-installer.sh
@@ -228,30 +228,6 @@ _create_initramfs() {
     bsdtar --null -cf - --format=newc @- | zstd --rm -T0> /initrd.img
 }
 
-_kexec() {
-    # load kernel and initrds into running kernel in background mode!
-    kexec -s -f /"${VMLINUZ}" --initrd="/initrd.img" --reuse-cmdline
-    # wait 2 seconds for getting a complete initramfs
-    # remove kernel and initrd to save RAM for kexec in background
-    #sleep 2
-    #rm /{initrd.img,${VMLINUZ}}
-    #while pgrep -x kexec >/dev/null 2>&1; do
-    #    sleep 1
-    #done
-    #echo -e "\033[1mFinished:\033[0m Rebooting in a few seconds ..."
-    # don't show active prompt wait for kexec to be launched
-    #while true; do
-    #    if [[ -e "/sys/firmware/efi" ]]; then
-            # UEFI kexec call
-   #         systemctl kexec 2>/dev/null
-   #     else
-   #         # BIOS kexec call
-   #         kexec -e 2>/dev/null
-   #     fi
-   #     sleep 1
-   # done
-}
-
 _cleanup_install() {
     rm -rf /usr/share/{man,info,doc,gtk-doc,ibus,perl5}
     rm -rf /usr/include