diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
index 704fa674c..56555d908 100644
--- a/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/lib/events.py
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ EVENTS: Dict[int, Dict[str, Union[Alert, AlertCallbackType]]] = {
   },
 
   EventName.steerTempUnavailable: {
-    ET.PERMANENT: soft_disable_alert(_("Steering Temporarily Unavailable")),
     ET.SOFT_DISABLE: soft_disable_alert(_("Steering Temporarily Unavailable")),
     ET.NO_ENTRY: NoEntryAlert(_("Steering Temporarily Unavailable")),
   },