diff --git a/services/monitoring/rules.yml b/services/monitoring/rules.yml
index ec99a80..4c9afc0 100644
--- a/services/monitoring/rules.yml
+++ b/services/monitoring/rules.yml
@@ -105,14 +105,6 @@ groups:
         annotations:
           summary: "The build-flakes service on {{ $labels.instance }} has not run recently"
           description: "The build-flakes service on {{ $labels.instance }} has not run recently"
-      - alert: build-flakes_timer_not_active
-        expr: node_systemd_unit_state{instance="nix-cache01.home.2rjus.net:9100", name="build-flakes.service", state="active"} == 0
-        for: 0m
-        labels:
-          severity: critical
-        annotations:
-          summary: "The build-flakes timer on {{ $labels.instance }} is not active"
-          description: "The build-flakes timer on {{ $labels.instance }} is not active"
       - alert: build_flakes_error
         expr: build_flakes_error == 1
         labels: