diff --git a/roles/renovate/files/renovate-cleanup.service b/roles/renovate/files/renovate-cleanup.service
deleted file mode 100644
index 55c191e..0000000
--- a/roles/renovate/files/renovate-cleanup.service
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=renovate cleanup (delete docker volume)
-Conflicts=renovate.service
-
-[Service]
-Type=oneshot
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker volume rm renovate
diff --git a/roles/renovate/files/renovate-cleanup.timer b/roles/renovate/files/renovate-cleanup.timer
deleted file mode 100644
index 510004d..0000000
--- a/roles/renovate/files/renovate-cleanup.timer
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=renovate cleanup (delete docker volume) running daily
-
-[Timer]
-# @daily with 10 minute offset
-OnCalendar=*-*-* 00:10
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=timers.target
diff --git a/roles/renovate/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/renovate/tasks/main.yaml
index 4a6c018..f6988ab 100644
--- a/roles/renovate/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/renovate/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -16,28 +16,31 @@
     mode: "0640"
   become: true
 
-- name: ensure systemd services and timers exist
+- name: ensure systemd service exists
   ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}"
+    src: renovate.service
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/renovate.service
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: "0644"
   become: true
-  loop:
-    - renovate.service
-    - renovate-cleanup.service
-    - renovate.timer
-    - renovate-cleanup.timer
   notify:
     - systemd daemon reload
 
-- name: ensure systemd timers are started and enabled
+- name: ensure systemd timer exists
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: renovate.timer
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/renovate.timer
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+  become: true
+  notify:
+    - systemd daemon reload
+
+- name: ensure systemd timer is started and enabled
   ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
+    name: renovate.timer
     state: started
     enabled: true
-  loop:
-    - renovate.timer
-    - renovate-cleanup.timer
   become: true