diff --git a/deploy/prometheus/deploy.jsonnet b/deploy/prometheus/deploy.jsonnet
index cb883c8..24a383c 100644
--- a/deploy/prometheus/deploy.jsonnet
+++ b/deploy/prometheus/deploy.jsonnet
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ local kp = (import 'kube-prometheus/main.libsonnet') + {
           },
         },
         // selfMonitor option left commented out as it isn't working reliably
-        selfMonitor: { enabled: true },
+        // selfMonitor: { enabled: true },
       },
     },
   },
diff --git a/deploy/prometheus/manifests/prometheus-prometheus.yaml b/deploy/prometheus/manifests/prometheus-prometheus.yaml
index dc60954..e5108c1 100644
--- a/deploy/prometheus/manifests/prometheus-prometheus.yaml
+++ b/deploy/prometheus/manifests/prometheus-prometheus.yaml
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ spec:
     fsGroup: 2000
     runAsNonRoot: true
     runAsUser: 1000
-  selfMonitor:
-    enabled: true
   serviceAccountName: prometheus-k8s
   serviceMonitorNamespaceSelector: {}
   serviceMonitorSelector: {}