diff --git a/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml b/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml
index ca5a21e3..392a4de4 100644
--- a/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/cassandra/cassandra-statefulset.yaml
@@ -73,19 +73,7 @@ spec:
             - -c
             - /ready-probe.sh
           initialDelaySeconds: 15
-          timeoutSeconds: 5
-          periodSeconds: 10
-          failureThreshold: 3
-        livenessProbe:
-          exec:
-            command:
-            - /bin/bash
-            - -c
-            - "nodetool status"
-          initialDelaySeconds: 15
-          timeoutSeconds: 5
-          periodSeconds: 10
-          failureThreshold: 3          
+          timeoutSeconds: 5      
         # These volume mounts are persistent. They are like inline claims,
         # but not exactly because the names need to match exactly one of
         # the stateful pod volumes.