diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/haproxy.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/haproxy.nix
index 0397b5f2d641..0d9271854882 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/haproxy.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/haproxy.nix
@@ -68,13 +68,10 @@ in
           # when the master process receives USR2, it reloads itself using exec(argv[0]),
           # so we create a symlink there and update it before reloading
           "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/ln -sf ${lib.getExe cfg.package} /run/haproxy/haproxy"
-          # when running the config test, don't be quiet so we can see what goes wrong
-          "/run/haproxy/haproxy -c -f ${haproxyCfg}"
         ];
         ExecStart = "/run/haproxy/haproxy -Ws -f /etc/haproxy.cfg -p /run/haproxy/haproxy.pid";
         # support reloading
         ExecReload = [
-          "${lib.getExe cfg.package} -c -f ${haproxyCfg}"
           "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/ln -sf ${lib.getExe cfg.package} /run/haproxy/haproxy"
           "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/kill -USR2 $MAINPID"
         ];