diff --git a/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd b/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd
index 64da6fd16d2..cdc99830beb 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd
+++ b/ctdb/config/events.d/40.vsftpd
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ service_reconfigure ()
 }
 
 service_fail_limit=2
-service_tcp_ports=21
 
 loadconfig
 
@@ -48,16 +47,14 @@ takeip|releaseip)
 	;;
 
 monitor)
-	if [ -n "$service_tcp_ports" ] ; then
-	    if ctdb_check_tcp_ports $service_tcp_ports ; then
+	if ctdb_check_tcp_ports 21 ; then
 		ctdb_counter_init
-	    else
+	else
 		ctdb_counter_incr
 		ctdb_check_counter
 		ctdb_check_counter "quiet" -ge 1 || \
-		    echo "WARNING: vsftpd not listening but less than $service_fail_limit consecutive failures, not unhealthy yet" 
-	    fi
-	fi	
+		    echo "WARNING: vsftpd not listening but less than $service_fail_limit consecutive failures, not unhealthy yet"
+	fi
 	;;
 esac