diff --git a/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg b/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
index dcdf2524fb..ad4b8625ab 100644
--- a/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
+++ b/puppet/zulip_ops/files/nagios3/conf.d/services.cfg
@@ -242,72 +242,6 @@ define service {
         contact_groups                  admins
 }
 
-## non-appdb check_postgres.pl checks
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres autovac_freeze
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!autovac_freeze
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres connection
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!connection
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres backends
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!backends
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres disabled triggers
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!disabled_triggers
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres hitratio
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!hitratio
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres locks
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!locks
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres timesync
-        check_command                   check_postgres!wiki,trac!zulip!timesync
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
-define service {
-        use                             generic-service
-        service_description             Check postgres txn_time
-        check_command                   check_postgres_alert_args!wiki,trac!zulip!txn_time!20 seconds!40 seconds
-        hostgroup                       postgres_other
-        contact_groups                  admins
-}
-
 define service {
         use                             generic-service
         service_description             Check FTS update log length