diff --git a/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go b/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
index c4c267770f..216b13e2e9 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
@@ -30,6 +30,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) grpc.Service {
 		options.Logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("could not register index handler")
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service
 }
diff --git a/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go b/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
index ffe86bf904..a71ca6f8f0 100644
--- a/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/accounts/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -66,6 +66,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) http.Service {
 		options.Logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to register the handler")
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service
 }
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/removed-redundant-init.md b/changelog/unreleased/removed-redundant-init.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc18e89660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/removed-redundant-init.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Enhancement: Remove unnecessary Service.Init()
+
+As it turns out oCIS already calls this method. Invoking it twice would end in accidentally resetting values.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/1705
diff --git a/graph-explorer/pkg/server/http/server.go b/graph-explorer/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 992d816a69..5650948af0 100644
--- a/graph-explorer/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/graph-explorer/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -51,6 +51,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go b/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 358dc5138f..60f2498b94 100644
--- a/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/graph/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -58,6 +58,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/idp/pkg/server/http/server.go b/idp/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 9a911f4e84..72fab91c8d 100644
--- a/idp/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/idp/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -82,6 +82,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go b/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 75fffac207..d19dfcc72a 100644
--- a/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/ocs/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -50,6 +50,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/onlyoffice/pkg/server/http/server.go b/onlyoffice/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 244b1e9177..9d3a1de249 100644
--- a/onlyoffice/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/onlyoffice/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -60,6 +60,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/proxy/pkg/server/http/server.go b/proxy/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 0ac865f16f..9725a63e42 100644
--- a/proxy/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/proxy/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -56,6 +56,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (svc.Service, error) {
 		return svc.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/settings/pkg/server/grpc/server.go b/settings/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
index 6fbfedb832..a2b5d1f1d6 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
@@ -34,6 +34,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) grpc.Service {
 		options.Logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("could not register Permission service handler")
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service
 }
diff --git a/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go b/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 77921cf8e7..cbdd8ccea2 100644
--- a/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/settings/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -73,6 +73,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) http.Service {
 
 	micro.RegisterHandler(service.Server(), mux)
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service
 }
diff --git a/store/pkg/server/grpc/server.go b/store/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
index 543b9566c9..148de47ad8 100644
--- a/store/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
+++ b/store/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
@@ -31,6 +31,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) grpc.Service {
 		options.Logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("could not register service handler")
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service
 }
diff --git a/thumbnails/pkg/server/grpc/server.go b/thumbnails/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
index c436445c7d..8bfce82772 100644
--- a/thumbnails/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
+++ b/thumbnails/pkg/server/grpc/server.go
@@ -54,6 +54,5 @@ func NewService(opts ...Option) grpc.Service {
 		thumbnail,
 	)
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service
 }
diff --git a/web/pkg/server/http/server.go b/web/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 051d04f6e1..d569d6faad 100644
--- a/web/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/web/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -53,6 +53,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }
diff --git a/webdav/pkg/server/http/server.go b/webdav/pkg/server/http/server.go
index 9c3046fe76..f4b016b2a0 100644
--- a/webdav/pkg/server/http/server.go
+++ b/webdav/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -50,6 +50,5 @@ func Server(opts ...Option) (http.Service, error) {
 		return http.Service{}, err
 	}
 
-	service.Init()
 	return service, nil
 }