diff --git a/data/dpkg/apt.conf.d/99nymea b/data/dpkg/apt.conf.d/99nymea
deleted file mode 100644
index d85a9b2f..00000000
--- a/data/dpkg/apt.conf.d/99nymea
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# nymea hook to restart nymead after upgrades that change nymea plugins or libraries
-
-DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/libexec/nymea-upgrade-helper"; };
-DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/libexec/nymea-upgrade-helper::Version "1";
-
-DPkg::Post-Invoke {"if [ -e /tmp/nymea-restart-pending ]; then systemctl restart nymead; rm /tmp/nymea-restart-pending; fi"; };
-
diff --git a/debian/nymead.install.in b/debian/nymead.install.in
index 2fe928e4..60d6ea4d 100644
--- a/debian/nymead.install.in
+++ b/debian/nymead.install.in
@@ -5,5 +5,4 @@ usr/lib/@DEB_HOST_MULTIARCH@/libnymea-core.so.1.0.0
 data/systemd/nymead.service /lib/systemd/system/
 data/logrotate/nymead /etc/logrotate.d/
 data/dbus-1/io.guh.nymead.conf /etc/dbus-1/system.d/
-data/dpkg/apt.conf.d/99nymea /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
 data/dpkg/nymea-upgrade-helper /usr/libexec/
diff --git a/debian/nymead.postinst b/debian/nymead.postinst
index 9aeb59f6..9f3d0304 100755
--- a/debian/nymead.postinst
+++ b/debian/nymead.postinst
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ else
     echo "Failed to set raw socket network capabilities for nymead. Network device discovery will not be available for non root users."
 fi
 
+# nymea hook to restart nymead after upgrades that change nymea plugins or libraries
+cat <<EOF > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99nymea
+DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"/usr/libexec/nymea-upgrade-helper"; };
+DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/libexec/nymea-upgrade-helper::Version "1";
+DPkg::Post-Invoke {"if [ -e /tmp/nymea-restart-pending ]; then systemctl restart nymead; rm /tmp/nymea-restart-pending; fi"; };
+EOF
+
 #DEBHELPER#
 
 exit 0
diff --git a/debian/nymead.prerm b/debian/nymead.prerm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02fc2b69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/nymead.prerm
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
+#                                                                         #
+#  Copyright (C) 2015 - 2022 nymea GmbH <developer@nymea.io>              #
+#                                                                         #
+#  This file is part of nymea.                                            #
+#                                                                         #
+#  nymea is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify          #
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by   #
+#  the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License.                #
+#                                                                         #
+#  nymea is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,               #
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of         #
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the           #
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.                           #
+#                                                                         #
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License      #
+#  along with nymea. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.          #
+#                                                                         #
+# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
+
+# apt remove doesn't remove files from /etc unless --purge is given
+# but we want to remove /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99nymea in any case
+rm /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99nymea
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0