diff --git a/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh b/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh
index 6ea81cd5e..1ba6b462d 100755
--- a/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-nfs-utils.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,20 @@ bee install keyutils-1.5.11-0.x86_64
 bee install libtirpc-1.1.4-0.x86_64
 bee update nfs-utils-2.3.3-0.x86_64
 
-# Remove portmap.service dependencies from nis,stats,nfsd service unit files.
-# These three files are currently neither installed with bee nor
+# Remove statd.service
+# This service is not required for nfsv4
+# The service file is currently neither installed with bee nor
+# part of mxtools, so just remove it.
+#
+systemctl disable statd.service
+rm /etc/systemd/system/statd.service
+
+# Remove portmap.service dependencies from nis and nfsd service unit files.
+# These files are currently neither installed with bee nor
 # part of mxtools, so just replace.
 #
+# Also remove dependency on statd.service.
+#
 # 'portmap.service' is removed from Requires= and After= lines.
 #
 # We don't need new dependencies for rpcbind, because this is socket
@@ -40,19 +50,6 @@ ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/domainname molgen
 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ypbind -foreground
 Restart=always
 
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
-_EOF_
-cat << '_EOF_' >/etc/systemd/system/statd.service
-[Unit]
-Description=NSM Daemon
-Requires=network.target local-fs.target
-After=network.target local-fs.target
-
-[Service]
-ExecStart=/usr/sbin/rpc.statd --foreground
-Restart=always
-
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 _EOF_
@@ -60,8 +57,8 @@ cat << '_EOF_' >/etc/systemd/system/nfsd.service
 [Unit]
 Description=NFS Daemon
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/exports
-Requires=statd.service local-fs.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
-After=statd.service local-fs.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
+Requires=local-fs.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
+After=local-fs.target proc-fs-nfsd.mount var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount
 
 [Service]
 ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery
@@ -97,6 +94,7 @@ systemctl enable rpcbind.socket
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl restart systemd-logind.service   # maybe still required after daemon-reload
 
+systemctl stop statd.service
 systemctl stop nfsd.service
 systemctl stop nis.service
 systemctl stop portmap.service