diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ffa82ed..565117a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ bind9_matrix_notifier_body:
   displayName: "{{ bind9_matrix_notifier_display_name }}"
   avatarUrl: "{{ bind9_matrix_notifier_avatar_url }}"
 
-
-# Install monit file for bind9 named
-bind9_monit_enabled: no
-
 bind9_packages:
   - bind9
   - dnsutils
diff --git a/files/monit/conf.d/bind9 b/files/monit/conf.d/bind9
deleted file mode 100644
index e33661d..0000000
--- a/files/monit/conf.d/bind9
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-check process named with pidfile /run/named/named.pid
-    start program = "/usr/sbin/service bind9 start" with timeout 60 seconds
-    stop program  = "/usr/sbin/service bind9 stop"
-    group server
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index e498feb..c357ce5 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
     name: bind9
     state: reloaded
 
-- name: Restart monit
-  ansible.builtin.service:
-    name: monit
-    state: restarted
-
 - name: Zone file change
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "dummy handler"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 527e424..5789880 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -347,7 +347,3 @@
   changed_when: False
   vars:
     ansible_ssh_pipelining: True
-
-- name: Import monit tasks
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: monit.yml
-  when: bind9_monit_enabled | default()
diff --git a/tasks/monit.yml b/tasks/monit.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 06312f0..0000000
--- a/tasks/monit.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Ensure monit configs are present
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "monit/conf.d/{{ item }}"
-    dest: "/etc/monit/conf.d/{{ item }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: "0600"
-  with_items:
-    - bind9
-  notify: Restart monit