diff --git a/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/model/cbi/adblock/overview_tab.lua b/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/model/cbi/adblock/overview_tab.lua
index 3bf7392914..2ecaaab726 100644
--- a/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/model/cbi/adblock/overview_tab.lua
+++ b/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/model/cbi/adblock/overview_tab.lua
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
local fs = require("nixio.fs")
local uci = require("luci.model.uci").cursor()
-local sys = require("luci.sys")
local util = require("luci.util")
local dump = util.ubus("network.interface", "dump", {})
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ m = Map("adblock", translate("Adblock"),
.. ""
.. "check the online documentation", "https://github.com/openwrt/packages/blob/master/net/adblock/files/README.md"))
-function m.on_apply(self)
- luci.sys.call("/etc/init.d/adblock reload >/dev/null 2>&1")
-end
-
-- Main adblock options
s = m:section(NamedSection, "global", "adblock")
diff --git a/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/view/adblock/runtime.htm b/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/view/adblock/runtime.htm
index 05cdde73b9..3f4d642592 100644
--- a/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/view/adblock/runtime.htm
+++ b/applications/luci-app-adblock/luasrc/view/adblock/runtime.htm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This is free software, licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0