diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
index 78444ea..d03a1fd 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -156,5 +156,3 @@ jobs:
                 kubectl -n "$PROJECT_NAMESPACE" set image "deployment/$deployment" app="$IMAGE"
                 kubectl -n "$PROJECT_NAMESPACE" rollout status "deployment/$deployment" --timeout=180s
               done
-
-          kubectl -n utility rollout status deployment/ntfy --timeout=180s
diff --git a/deploy/k8s/base/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/k8s/base/kustomization.yaml
index 3634aa4..2bcff79 100644
--- a/deploy/k8s/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/k8s/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: Kustomization
 resources:
   - namespace.yaml
-  - utility-namespace.yaml
-  - ntfy.yaml
   - redpanda.yaml
   - postgres.yaml
   - unrip.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/k8s/base/ntfy.yaml b/deploy/k8s/base/ntfy.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d4f2b50..0000000
--- a/deploy/k8s/base/ntfy.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: ntfy-config
-  namespace: utility
-data:
-  server.yml: |
-    base-url: http://ntfy.utility.svc.cluster.local
-    cache-file: /var/cache/ntfy/cache.db
-    attachment-cache-dir: /var/cache/ntfy/attachments
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: ntfy
-  namespace: utility
-  labels:
-    app: ntfy
-    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: unrip
-spec:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  selector:
-    app: ntfy
-  ports:
-    - name: http
-      port: 80
-      targetPort: http
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: ntfy
-  namespace: utility
-  labels:
-    app: ntfy
-    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: unrip
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: ntfy
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: ntfy
-        app.kubernetes.io/part-of: unrip
-    spec:
-      containers:
-        - name: ntfy
-          image: binwiederhier/ntfy:v2.21.0
-          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          args: ["serve"]
-          ports:
-            - name: http
-              containerPort: 80
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /v1/health
-              port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 10
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /v1/health
-              port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 20
-            periodSeconds: 30
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              cpu: 25m
-              memory: 64Mi
-            limits:
-              cpu: 250m
-              memory: 128Mi
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: config
-              mountPath: /etc/ntfy
-              readOnly: true
-            - name: cache
-              mountPath: /var/cache/ntfy
-      volumes:
-        - name: config
-          configMap:
-            name: ntfy-config
-        - name: cache
-          emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/deploy/k8s/base/utility-namespace.yaml b/deploy/k8s/base/utility-namespace.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c1ee96f..0000000
--- a/deploy/k8s/base/utility-namespace.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Namespace
-metadata:
-  name: utility
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: unrip
-    project.pi.io/type: utility
diff --git a/test/ntfy_manifest_test.py b/test/ntfy_manifest_test.py
index 85f130c..ef76229 100644
--- a/test/ntfy_manifest_test.py
+++ b/test/ntfy_manifest_test.py
@@ -1,34 +1,25 @@
 import pathlib
-import re
 import unittest
 
 ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 
 
 class NtfyManifestTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_kustomization_includes_internal_ntfy_utility_resources(self):
+    def test_app_kustomization_does_not_own_cluster_ntfy_resources(self):
         source = (ROOT / 'deploy/k8s/base/kustomization.yaml').read_text()
-        self.assertIn('utility-namespace.yaml', source)
-        self.assertIn('ntfy.yaml', source)
-
-    def test_ntfy_manifest_is_internal_clusterip_service_with_health_checks(self):
-        source = (ROOT / 'deploy/k8s/base/ntfy.yaml').read_text()
-        self.assertIn('namespace: utility', source)
-        self.assertIn('image: binwiederhier/ntfy:v2.21.0', source)
-        self.assertRegex(source, r'kind: Service[\s\S]*type: ClusterIP')
-        self.assertIn('path: /v1/health', source)
-        self.assertIn('base-url: http://ntfy.utility.svc.cluster.local', source)
-        self.assertNotIn('kind: Ingress', source)
+        self.assertNotIn('utility-namespace.yaml', source)
+        self.assertNotIn('ntfy.yaml', source)
+        self.assertFalse((ROOT / 'deploy/k8s/base/utility-namespace.yaml').exists())
+        self.assertFalse((ROOT / 'deploy/k8s/base/ntfy.yaml').exists())
 
     def test_unrip_services_receive_internal_notification_endpoint(self):
         source = (ROOT / 'deploy/k8s/base/unrip.yaml').read_text()
         self.assertIn('NOTIFICATION_NTFY_BASE_URL: http://ntfy.utility.svc.cluster.local', source)
         self.assertIn('NOTIFICATION_NTFY_TOPIC: unrip', source)
 
-    def test_workflow_waits_for_ntfy_rollout_without_rewriting_external_image(self):
+    def test_app_workflow_does_not_wait_on_cluster_owned_ntfy(self):
         source = (ROOT / '.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml').read_text()
-        self.assertIn('kubectl -n utility rollout status deployment/ntfy --timeout=180s', source)
-        self.assertNotRegex(source, re.compile(r'set image "deployment/ntfy"'))
+        self.assertNotIn('deployment/ntfy', source)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':