diff --git a/integrations/batcher_test.go b/integrations/batcher_test.go
index 0f455b00a..07252a6e4 100644
--- a/integrations/batcher_test.go
+++ b/integrations/batcher_test.go
@@ -2511,7 +2511,7 @@ func testBatcher(t *testing.T, name, script string) (clock.Setter, *kapacitor.Ex
 	tm.HTTPDService = httpdService
 	tm.TaskStore = taskStore{}
 	tm.DeadmanService = deadman{}
-	as := alertservice.NewService(alertservice.NewConfig(), logService.NewLogger("[alert] ", log.LstdFlags))
+	as := alertservice.NewService(logService.NewLogger("[alert] ", log.LstdFlags))
 	as.StorageService = storagetest.New()
 	as.HTTPDService = httpdService
 	if err := as.Open(); err != nil {
diff --git a/integrations/streamer_test.go b/integrations/streamer_test.go
index cbc3dbfa0..6080505c8 100644
--- a/integrations/streamer_test.go
+++ b/integrations/streamer_test.go
@@ -9523,7 +9523,7 @@ func testStreamer(
 	tm.HTTPDService = httpdService
 	tm.TaskStore = taskStore{}
 	tm.DeadmanService = deadman{}
-	as := alertservice.NewService(alertservice.NewConfig(), logService.NewLogger("[alert] ", log.LstdFlags))
+	as := alertservice.NewService(logService.NewLogger("[alert] ", log.LstdFlags))
 	as.StorageService = storagetest.New()
 	as.HTTPDService = httpdService
 	if err := as.Open(); err != nil {
diff --git a/server/config.go b/server/config.go
index 09ceb361b..175d4094b 100644
--- a/server/config.go
+++ b/server/config.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/command"
-	"github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/services/alert"
 	"github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/services/alerta"
 	"github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/services/config"
 	"github.com/influxdata/kapacitor/services/deadman"
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	InfluxDB       []influxdb.Config `toml:"influxdb" override:"influxdb,element-key=name"`
 	Logging        logging.Config    `toml:"logging"`
 	ConfigOverride config.Config     `toml:"config-override"`
-	Alert          alert.Config      `toml:"alert"`
 
 	// Input services
 	Graphites []graphite.Config `toml:"graphite"`
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 	c.Logging = logging.NewConfig()
 	c.Kubernetes = k8s.NewConfig()
 	c.ConfigOverride = config.NewConfig()
-	c.Alert = alert.NewConfig()
 
 	c.Collectd = collectd.NewConfig()
 	c.OpenTSDB = opentsdb.NewConfig()
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 24800cb94..805402c90 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ func (s *Server) appendConfigOverrideService() {
 
 func (s *Server) initAlertService() {
 	l := s.LogService.NewLogger("[alert] ", log.LstdFlags)
-	srv := alert.NewService(s.config.Alert, l)
+	srv := alert.NewService(l)
 
 	srv.Commander = s.Commander
 	srv.HTTPDService = s.HTTPDService
diff --git a/services/alert/config.go b/services/alert/config.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 98a0de75f..000000000
--- a/services/alert/config.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-package alert
-
-type Config struct {
-}
-
-func NewConfig() Config {
-	return Config{}
-}
diff --git a/services/alert/service.go b/services/alert/service.go
index ff80117d9..34843b686 100644
--- a/services/alert/service.go
+++ b/services/alert/service.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewService(c Config, l *log.Logger) *Service {
+func NewService(l *log.Logger) *Service {
 	s := &Service{
 		handlers:     make(map[string]map[string]handler),
 		closedTopics: make(map[string]bool),