diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index bb3f3c3dfc..acd1574615 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -166,18 +166,13 @@
       $bindir                 = pick($bindir, "/usr/lib/postgresql/${version}/bin")
       $datadir                = pick($datadir, "/var/lib/postgresql/${version}/main")
       $confdir                = pick($confdir, "/etc/postgresql/${version}/main")
-      if $facts['os']['name'] == 'Debian' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '8') >= 0 {
-        # Jessie uses systemd
-        $service_status = pick($service_status, "/usr/sbin/service ${service_name}@*-main status")
-      } elsif $facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '18.04') >= 0 {
-        $service_status = pick($service_status, "/usr/sbin/service ${service_name}@*-main status")
-      } elsif $facts['os']['name'] == 'Ubuntu' and versioncmp($facts['os']['release']['major'], '15.04') >= 0 {
-        # Ubuntu releases since vivid use systemd
-        $service_status = pick($service_status, "/usr/sbin/service ${service_name} status")
+      if pick($service_provider, $facts['service_provider']) == 'systemd' {
+        $service_reload = "systemctl reload ${service_name}"
+        $service_status = pick($service_status, "systemctl status ${service_name}")
       } else {
-        $service_status = pick($service_status, "/etc/init.d/${service_name} status | /bin/egrep -q 'Running clusters: .+|online'")
+        $service_reload = "service ${service_name} reload"
+        $service_status = pick($service_status, "service ${service_name} status")
       }
-      $service_reload         = "service ${service_name} reload"
       $psql_path              = pick($psql_path, '/usr/bin/psql')
       $postgresql_conf_mode   = pick($postgresql_conf_mode, '0644')
     }
diff --git a/spec/classes/server/service_spec.rb b/spec/classes/server/service_spec.rb
index 1fa6f5ab8d..874d529aaa 100644
--- a/spec/classes/server/service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/server/service_spec.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
   end
 
   it { is_expected.to contain_class('postgresql::server::service') }
-  it { is_expected.to contain_service('postgresqld').with_name('postgresql').with_status('/usr/sbin/service postgresql@*-main status') }
+  it { is_expected.to contain_service('postgresqld').with_name('postgresql').with_status('systemctl status postgresql') }
 end
diff --git a/spec/classes/server_spec.rb b/spec/classes/server_spec.rb
index 7ebe246998..3291b8c9ae 100644
--- a/spec/classes/server_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/server_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to contain_class('postgresql::server') }
     it { is_expected.to contain_file('/var/lib/postgresql/13/main') }
     it {
-      is_expected.to contain_exec('postgresql_reload').with('command' => 'service postgresql reload')
+      is_expected.to contain_exec('postgresql_reload').with('command' => 'systemctl reload postgresql')
     }
     it 'validates connection' do
       is_expected.to contain_postgresql_conn_validator('validate_service_is_running')