diff --git a/manifests/naemon_monitor.pp b/manifests/naemon_monitor.pp
index a0a49f249..c96ed4910 100644
--- a/manifests/naemon_monitor.pp
+++ b/manifests/naemon_monitor.pp
@@ -420,12 +420,6 @@
     description    => 'Cosmos GPG keys',
   }
 
-  nagioscfg::service {'check_metadata_keys':
-    hostgroup_name => ['sunet::metadata::metadata_repo'],
-    check_command  => 'check_nrpe!check_metadata_keys',
-    description    => 'Metadata GPG keys',
-  }
-
   file { '/etc/naemon/conf.d/cosmos/naemon-hostgroups.cfg':
     ensure  => file,
     mode    => '0644',