diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go b/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go
index 54239416a..c7e27ad74 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/controllers/v1/alerts.go
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ func (c *Controller) CreateAlert(gctx *gin.Context) {
 		c.HandleDBErrors(gctx, err)
 		return
 	}
-	for _, alert := range alertsToSend {
-		alert.MachineID = machineID
-	}
 
 	if c.CAPIChan != nil {
 		select {