diff --git a/cmd/updatehub/main.go b/cmd/updatehub/main.go
index 158636a6..22bb1822 100644
--- a/cmd/updatehub/main.go
+++ b/cmd/updatehub/main.go
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"os/exec"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 
@@ -44,37 +42,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	if !isReexeced() {
-		/* Reexec updatehub binary to enter in a new mount NS
-		for isolating changes to the mount table */
-		if err := syscall.Unshare(syscall.CLONE_NEWNS); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("failed to enter private mount NS: %s", err)
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-
-		cmd := exec.Command("/proc/self/exe", os.Args...)
-		cmd.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{
-			Setpgid:    true,
-			Pdeathsig:  syscall.SIGTERM,
-			Cloneflags: syscall.CLONE_NEWNS,
-		}
-		cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), []string{"UPDATEHUB_REEXEC=true"}...)
-		cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
-		cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
-		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
-
-		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-			if exitError, ok := err.(*exec.ExitError); ok {
-				ws := exitError.Sys().(syscall.WaitStatus)
-				os.Exit(ws.ExitStatus())
-			}
-
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
-
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
 	log.SetLevel(logrus.InfoLevel)
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -221,7 +188,3 @@ func readPublicKey(fs afero.Fs, settings *updatehub.Settings) (*rsa.PublicKey, e
 
 	return key.(*rsa.PublicKey), nil
 }
-
-func isReexeced() bool {
-	return os.Getenv("UPDATEHUB_REEXEC") == "true"
-}