diff --git a/production/elements.crontab b/production/elements.crontab
index c93a982d6..132e3dd8f 100644
--- a/production/elements.crontab
+++ b/production/elements.crontab
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 @reboot sleep 35 ; screen -dmS liquidv1 /elements/electrs/start liquid
 @reboot sleep 45 ; screen -dmS liquidtestnet /elements/electrs/start liquidtestnet
 
-# hourly asset update and electrs restart
-6 * * * * cd $HOME/asset_registry_db && git pull --quiet origin master && cd $HOME/asset_registry_testnet_db && git pull --quiet origin master && killall electrs
-
 # daily update of popular-scripts
 32 03 * * * $HOME/electrs/start liquid popular-scripts >/dev/null 2>&1
 33 03 * * * $HOME/electrs/start liquidtestnet popular-scripts >/dev/null 2>&1