diff --git a/src/yunohost/app.py b/src/yunohost/app.py
index 24229571d..e0467d7a7 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/app.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/app.py
@@ -490,8 +490,7 @@ def app_change_url(auth, app, domain, path):
 
     # XXX journal
     if hook_exec(os.path.join(APP_TMP_FOLDER, 'scripts/change_url'),
-                 args=args_list, env=env_dict, user="root",
-                 enable_stdinfo=True) != 0:
+                 args=args_list, env=env_dict, user="root") != 0:
         logger.error("Failed to change '%s' url." % app)
 
         # restore values modified by app_checkurl
@@ -606,8 +605,7 @@ def app_upgrade(auth, app=[], url=None, file=None):
         # Execute App upgrade script
         os.system('chown -hR admin: %s' % INSTALL_TMP)
         if hook_exec(extracted_app_folder + '/scripts/upgrade',
-                     args=args_list, env=env_dict, user="root",
-                     enable_stdinfo=True) != 0:
+                     args=args_list, env=env_dict, user="root") != 0:
             logger.error(m18n.n('app_upgrade_failed', app=app_instance_name))
         else:
             now = int(time.time())
@@ -742,7 +740,7 @@ def app_install(auth, app, label=None, args=None, no_remove_on_failure=False):
     try:
         install_retcode = hook_exec(
             os.path.join(extracted_app_folder, 'scripts/install'),
-            args=args_list, env=env_dict, user="root", enable_stdinfo=True)
+            args=args_list, env=env_dict, user="root")
     except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
         install_retcode = -1
     except:
@@ -759,8 +757,7 @@ def app_install(auth, app, label=None, args=None, no_remove_on_failure=False):
                 # Execute remove script
                 remove_retcode = hook_exec(
                     os.path.join(extracted_app_folder, 'scripts/remove'),
-                    args=[app_instance_name], env=env_dict_remove, user="root",
-                    enable_stdinfo=True)
+                    args=[app_instance_name], env=env_dict_remove, user="root")
                 if remove_retcode != 0:
                     logger.warning(m18n.n('app_not_properly_removed',
                                           app=app_instance_name))
@@ -832,7 +829,7 @@ def app_remove(auth, app):
     env_dict["YNH_APP_INSTANCE_NUMBER"] = str(app_instance_nb)
 
     if hook_exec('/tmp/yunohost_remove/scripts/remove', args=args_list,
-                 env=env_dict, user="root", enable_stdinfo=True) == 0:
+                 env=env_dict, user="root") == 0:
         logger.success(m18n.n('app_removed', app=app))
 
     if os.path.exists(app_setting_path):
diff --git a/src/yunohost/hook.py b/src/yunohost/hook.py
index 489cebd5d..94ba0de16 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/hook.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/hook.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def hook_callback(action, hooks=[], args=None, no_trace=False, chdir=None,
 
 
 def hook_exec(path, args=None, raise_on_error=False, no_trace=False,
-              chdir=None, env=None, user="admin", enable_stdinfo=False):
+              chdir=None, env=None, user="admin"):
     """
     Execute hook from a file with arguments
 
@@ -337,11 +337,8 @@ def hook_exec(path, args=None, raise_on_error=False, no_trace=False,
         env = {}
     env['YNH_CWD'] = chdir
 
-    if enable_stdinfo:
-        stdinfo = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp(), "stdinfo")
-        env['YNH_STDINFO'] = stdinfo
-    else:
-        stdinfo = None
+    stdinfo = os.path.join(tempfile.mkdtemp(), "stdinfo")
+    env['YNH_STDINFO'] = stdinfo
 
     # Construct command to execute
     if user == "root":