diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 732abceb0f..c71d7e94cf 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -32562,21 +32562,13 @@ A service type for the @code{certbot} Let's Encrypt client.  Its value
 must be a @code{certbot-configuration} record as in this example:
 
 @lisp
-(define %certbot-deploy-hook
-  (program-file "certbot-deploy-hook.scm"
-    (with-imported-modules '((gnu services herd))
-      #~(begin
-          (use-modules (gnu services herd))
-          (with-shepherd-action 'nginx ('reload) result result)))))
-
 (service certbot-service-type
          (certbot-configuration
           (email "foo@@example.net")
           (certificates
            (list
             (certificate-configuration
-             (domains '("example.net" "www.example.net"))
-             (deploy-hook %certbot-deploy-hook))
+             (domains '("example.net" "www.example.net")))
             (certificate-configuration
              (domains '("bar.example.net")))))))
 @end lisp
diff --git a/gnu/services/certbot.scm b/gnu/services/certbot.scm
index 10b99f5630..cb1be0c0e9 100644
--- a/gnu/services/certbot.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/certbot.scm
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@ overwrite the initial self-signed certificates upon the first successful
 deploy."
   (program-file
    (string-append name "-deploy-hook")
-   (with-imported-modules '((guix build utils))
+   (with-imported-modules '((gnu services herd)
+                            (guix build utils))
      #~(begin
-         (use-modules (guix build utils))
+         (use-modules (gnu services herd)
+                      (guix build utils))
          (mkdir-p #$(string-append "/etc/certs/" name))
          (chmod #$(string-append "/etc/certs/" name) #o755)
 
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ deploy."
                       #$(string-append "/etc/certs/" name "/privkey.pem"))
          (rename-file #$(string-append "/etc/certs/" name "/fullchain.pem.new")
                       #$(string-append "/etc/certs/" name "/fullchain.pem"))
+
+         ;; With the new certificates in place, tell nginx to reload them.
+         (with-shepherd-action 'nginx ('reload) result result)
+
          #$@(if deploy-hook-script
                 (list #~(invoke #$deploy-hook-script))
                 '())))))