diff --git a/bench/commands/setup.py b/bench/commands/setup.py
index 4d1fa88a..6869d034 100755
--- a/bench/commands/setup.py
+++ b/bench/commands/setup.py
@@ -49,17 +49,25 @@ def reload_nginx():
 @click.option(
 	"--skip-redis", help="Skip redis configuration", is_flag=True, default=False
 )
-def setup_supervisor(user=None, yes=False, skip_redis=False):
+@click.option(
+	"--skip-supervisord",
+	help="Skip supervisord configuration",
+	is_flag=True,
+	default=False,
+)
+def setup_supervisor(user=None, yes=False, skip_redis=False, skip_supervisord=False):
 	from bench.utils import get_cmd_output
 	from bench.config.supervisor import (
-		update_supervisord_config,
+		check_supervisord_config,
 		generate_supervisor_config,
 	)
 
 	which("supervisorctl", raise_err=True)
 
-	if "Permission denied" in get_cmd_output("supervisorctl status"):
-		update_supervisord_config(user=user, yes=yes)
+	if not skip_supervisord and "Permission denied" in get_cmd_output(
+		"supervisorctl status"
+	):
+		check_supervisord_config(user=user)
 
 	generate_supervisor_config(bench_path=".", user=user, yes=yes, skip_redis=skip_redis)
 
diff --git a/bench/config/production_setup.py b/bench/config/production_setup.py
index 719f90d2..d110c36c 100755
--- a/bench/config/production_setup.py
+++ b/bench/config/production_setup.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import bench
 from bench.config.nginx import make_nginx_conf
 from bench.config.supervisor import (
 	generate_supervisor_config,
-	update_supervisord_config,
+	check_supervisord_config,
 )
 from bench.config.systemd import generate_systemd_config
 from bench.bench import Bench
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def setup_production(user, bench_path=".", yes=False):
 		generate_systemd_config(bench_path=bench_path, user=user, yes=yes)
 	else:
 		print("Setting Up supervisor...")
-		update_supervisord_config(user=user, yes=yes)
+		check_supervisord_config(user=user)
 		generate_supervisor_config(bench_path=bench_path, user=user, yes=yes)
 
 	print("Setting Up NGINX...")
diff --git a/bench/config/supervisor.py b/bench/config/supervisor.py
index d4d6b14e..d38da668 100644
--- a/bench/config/supervisor.py
+++ b/bench/config/supervisor.py
@@ -79,10 +79,11 @@ def get_supervisord_conf():
 			return possibility
 
 
-def update_supervisord_config(user=None, yes=False):
+def check_supervisord_config(user=None):
 	"""From bench v5.x, we're moving to supervisor running as user"""
+	# i don't think bench should be responsible for this but we're way past this now...
+	# removed updating supervisord conf & reload in Aug 2022 - gavin@frappe.io
 	import configparser
-	from bench.config.production_setup import service
 
 	if not user:
 		user = getpass.getuser()
@@ -125,20 +126,3 @@ def update_supervisord_config(user=None, yes=False):
 		print(
 			f"Update your {supervisord_conf} with the following values:\n[{section}]\n{contents}"
 		)
-		return
-
-	if not yes:
-		click.confirm(
-			f"{supervisord_conf} will be updated with the following values:\n{supervisord_conf_changes}\nDo you want to continue?",
-			abort=True,
-		)
-
-	try:
-		with open(supervisord_conf, "w") as f:
-			config.write(f)
-			logger.log(f"Updated supervisord.conf at '{supervisord_conf}'")
-	except Exception as e:
-		logger.log(f"Updating supervisord.conf failed due to '{e}'")
-
-	# Reread supervisor configuration, reload supervisord and supervisorctl, restart services that were started
-	service("supervisor", "reload")