diff --git a/plinth/modules/infinoted/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/infinoted/__init__.py
index 315b18161..e70d684f6 100644
--- a/plinth/modules/infinoted/__init__.py
+++ b/plinth/modules/infinoted/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ FreedomBox app for infinoted.
 from django.urls import reverse_lazy
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
-from plinth import actions
 from plinth import app as app_module
 from plinth import cfg, frontpage, menu
 from plinth.daemon import Daemon
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ from plinth.modules.firewall.components import Firewall
 from plinth.package import Packages
 from plinth.utils import format_lazy
 
-from . import manifest
+from . import manifest, privileged
 
 _description = [
     _('infinoted is a server for Gobby, a collaborative text editor.'),
@@ -77,5 +76,5 @@ class InfinotedApp(app_module.App):
     def setup(self, old_version):
         """Install and configure the app."""
         super().setup(old_version)
-        actions.superuser_run('infinoted', ['setup'])
+        privileged.setup()
         self.enable()
diff --git a/actions/infinoted b/plinth/modules/infinoted/privileged.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 85%
rename from actions/infinoted
rename to plinth/modules/infinoted/privileged.py
index aef33246a..9675030a1
--- a/actions/infinoted
+++ b/plinth/modules/infinoted/privileged.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-"""
-Configuration helper for infinoted.
-"""
+"""Configure infinoted."""
 
-import argparse
 import grp
 import os
 import pwd
@@ -13,6 +9,7 @@ import subprocess
 import time
 
 from plinth import action_utils
+from plinth.actions import privileged
 
 DATA_DIR = '/var/lib/infinoted'
 KEY_DIR = '/etc/infinoted'
@@ -103,17 +100,6 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target
 '''
 
 
-def parse_arguments():
-    """Return parsed command line arguments as dictionary."""
-    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
-    subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest='subcommand', help='Sub command')
-
-    subparsers.add_parser('setup', help='Configure infinoted after install')
-
-    subparsers.required = True
-    return parser.parse_args()
-
-
 def _kill_daemon():
     """Try to kill the infinoted daemon for upto 5 minutes."""
     end_time = time.time() + 300
@@ -127,7 +113,8 @@ def _kill_daemon():
         time.sleep(1)
 
 
-def subcommand_setup(_):
+@privileged
+def setup():
     """Configure infinoted after install."""
     if not os.path.isfile(CONF_PATH):
         with open(CONF_PATH, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file_handle:
@@ -180,16 +167,3 @@ def subcommand_setup(_):
                  group='infinoted')
 
     action_utils.service_enable('infinoted')
-
-
-def main():
-    """Parse arguments and perform all duties."""
-    arguments = parse_arguments()
-
-    subcommand = arguments.subcommand.replace('-', '_')
-    subcommand_method = globals()['subcommand_' + subcommand]
-    subcommand_method(arguments)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()