diff --git a/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd b/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd
index e6d58c8ec57..ab23a802309 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd
+++ b/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ service_stop ()
     service $service_name stop
 }
 
+service_reconfigure ()
+{
+    service $service_name restart
+}
+
 service_fail_limit=2
 service_tcp_ports=21
 
diff --git a/ctdb/config/events.d/41.httpd b/ctdb/config/events.d/41.httpd
index 6ae5d61b30d..4fb6aa06101 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/events.d/41.httpd
+++ b/ctdb/config/events.d/41.httpd
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ service_stop ()
     killall -q -9 $service_name || true
 }
 
+service_reconfigure ()
+{
+    service $service_name restart
+}
+
 loadconfig
 
 ctdb_start_stop_service
diff --git a/ctdb/config/events.d/49.winbind b/ctdb/config/events.d/49.winbind
index b67951ba152..cd360a9c101 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/events.d/49.winbind
+++ b/ctdb/config/events.d/49.winbind
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ service_stop ()
     service "$CTDB_SERVICE_WINBIND" stop
 }
 
-service_reconfigure ()
-{
-    # winbind automatically reloads config - no restart needed.
-    :
-}
-
 ###########################
 
 ctdb_start_stop_service
diff --git a/ctdb/config/events.d/50.samba b/ctdb/config/events.d/50.samba
index a4d50fe35eb..3a43bbe471e 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/events.d/50.samba
+++ b/ctdb/config/events.d/50.samba
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ service_stop ()
     fi
 }
 
-service_reconfigure ()
-{
-    # Samba automatically reloads config - no restart needed.
-    :
-}
-
 # set default samba cleanup period - in minutes
 [ -z "$SAMBA_CLEANUP_PERIOD" ] && {
     SAMBA_CLEANUP_PERIOD=10
diff --git a/ctdb/config/functions b/ctdb/config/functions
index 078b50bb8b4..330d0579854 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/functions
+++ b/ctdb/config/functions
@@ -1125,10 +1125,10 @@ ctdb_service_reconfigure ()
     ctdb_counter_init "$@"
 }
 
-# Default service_reconfigure() function.
+# Default service_reconfigure() function does nothing.
 service_reconfigure ()
 {
-    service "${1:-$service_name}" restart
+    :
 }
 
 ctdb_reconfigure_try_lock ()