diff --git a/mysql/handlers/main.yml b/mysql/handlers/main.yml
index 50755f30..87a7613a 100644
--- a/mysql/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/mysql/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@
     name: munin-node
     state: restarted
 
-- name: restart nagios-nrpe-server
-  service:
-    name: nagios-nrpe-server
-    state: restarted
-
 - name: restart mysql
   service:
     name: mysql
diff --git a/mysql/tasks/replication.yml b/mysql/tasks/replication.yml
index 33263815..54f5e3e9 100644
--- a/mysql/tasks/replication.yml
+++ b/mysql/tasks/replication.yml
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@
   register: create_repl_user
   when: mysql_repl_password | length > 0
 
-- name: 'Add Nagios check for replication'
-  template:
-    src: 'replication_check.cfg.j2'
-    dest: '/etc/nagios/nrpe.d/replication.cfg'
-  notify: 'restart nagios-nrpe-server'
-
 - name: 'Install xinetd'
   apt:
     name: 'xinetd'
diff --git a/mysql/templates/replication_check.cfg.j2 b/mysql/templates/replication_check.cfg.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 76135811..00000000
--- a/mysql/templates/replication_check.cfg.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# ansible managed
-
-command[check_mysql_slave]=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins/check_mysql --check-slave -H localhost -f ~nagios/.my.cnf -w 1800 -c 3600