diff --git a/src/api/action.c b/src/api/action.c
index f5bd23bd..5361bbf0 100644
--- a/src/api/action.c
+++ b/src/api/action.c
@@ -120,46 +120,6 @@ int api_action_gravity(struct ftl_conn *api)
 	return run_and_stream_command(api, "/usr/local/bin/pihole", (const char *const []){ "pihole", "-g", NULL });
 }
 
-int api_action_poweroff(struct ftl_conn *api)
-{
-	if(!config.webserver.api.allow_destructive.v.b)
-		return send_json_error(api, 403,
-		                       "forbidden",
-		                       "Power off is not allowed",
-		                       "Check setting webserver.api.allow_destructive");
-
-	log_info("Received API request to power off the machine");
-	// Sync filesystems and power off
-	sync();
-	// Needs capabiliy CAP_SYS_BOOT
-	if(reboot(RB_POWER_OFF) != 0)
-		return send_json_error(api, 500,
-		                       "server_error",
-		                       "Cannot power off the system, power off has been cancelled",
-		                       strerror(errno));
-	return send_json_success(api);
-}
-
-int api_action_reboot(struct ftl_conn *api)
-{
-	if(!config.webserver.api.allow_destructive.v.b)
-		return send_json_error(api, 403,
-		                       "forbidden",
-		                       "Reboot is not allowed",
-		                       "Check setting webserver.api.allow_destructive");
-
-	log_info("Received API request to reboot the machine");
-	// Sync filesystems and reboot
-	sync();
-	// Needs capabiliy CAP_SYS_BOOT
-	if(reboot(RB_AUTOBOOT) != 0)
-		return send_json_error(api, 500,
-		                       "server_error",
-		                       "Cannot reboot the system, reboot has been cancelled",
-		                       strerror(errno));
-	return send_json_success(api);
-}
-
 int api_action_restartDNS(struct ftl_conn *api)
 {
 	if(!config.webserver.api.allow_destructive.v.b)
diff --git a/src/api/api.c b/src/api/api.c
index c31ce3d2..2c132fc5 100644
--- a/src/api/api.c
+++ b/src/api/api.c
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ static struct {
 	{ "/api/dhcp/leases",                       "",                           api_dhcp_leases_GET,                   { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_GET },
 	{ "/api/dhcp/leases",                       "/{hwaddr}/{ip}/{clid}",      api_dhcp_leases_DELETE,                { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_DELETE },
 	{ "/api/action/gravity",                    "",                           api_action_gravity,                    { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_POST },
-	{ "/api/action/reboot",                     "",                           api_action_reboot,                     { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_POST },
-	{ "/api/action/poweroff",                   "",                           api_action_poweroff,                   { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_POST },
 	{ "/api/action/restartdns",                 "",                           api_action_restartDNS,                 { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_POST },
 	{ "/api/action/flush/logs",                 "",                           api_action_flush_logs,                 { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_POST },
 	{ "/api/action/flush/arp",                  "",                           api_action_flush_arp,                  { false, true,  0               }, true,  HTTP_POST },
diff --git a/src/capabilities.c b/src/capabilities.c
index 27d4322f..79d0532e 100644
--- a/src/capabilities.c
+++ b/src/capabilities.c
@@ -141,13 +141,6 @@ bool check_capabilities(void)
 		log_warn("Required Linux capability CAP_CHOWN not available");
 		capabilities_okay = false;
 	}
-	if (!(data->permitted & (1 << CAP_SYS_BOOT)) ||
-	    !(data->effective & (1 << CAP_SYS_BOOT)))
-	{
-		// Necessary to reboot/poweroff the system through the API
-		log_warn("Required Linux capability CAP_SYS_BOOT not available");
-		capabilities_okay = false;
-	}
 
 	// Free allocated memory
 	free(hdr);