diff --git a/includes/polling/functions.inc.php b/includes/polling/functions.inc.php
index fdd9aa3d73..69ad9b0278 100644
--- a/includes/polling/functions.inc.php
+++ b/includes/polling/functions.inc.php
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ function poll_device($device, $options) {
         $poll_separator = ', ';
 
         dbUpdate(array('status' => $status, 'status_reason' => $response['status_reason']), 'devices', 'device_id=?', array($device['device_id']));
-        dbInsert(array('importance' => '0', 'device_id' => $device['device_id'], 'message' => 'Device is '.($status == '1' ? 'up' : 'down')), 'alerts');
 
         log_event('Device status changed to '.($status == '1' ? 'Up' : 'Down'), $device, ($status == '1' ? 'up' : 'down'));
     }