diff --git a/manifest-api-base.yml b/manifest-api-base.yml
index cbdb712df..10096f97e 100644
--- a/manifest-api-base.yml
+++ b/manifest-api-base.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ memory: 1G
 
 applications:
   - name: notify-api
-    health-check-type: http
-    health-check-http-endpoint: /_status?simple=true
 
   - name: notify-api-db-migration
     command: sleep infinity