diff --git a/openpilot/system/manager/process.py b/openpilot/system/manager/process.py
index 418e16fa8..43ea3f730 100644
--- a/openpilot/system/manager/process.py
+++ b/openpilot/system/manager/process.py
@@ -68,16 +68,11 @@ class ManagerProcess(ABC):
   enabled = True
   name = ""
   shutting_down = False
-  restart_if_crash = False
 
   @abstractmethod
   def start(self) -> None:
     pass
 
-  def restart(self) -> None:
-    self.stop(sig=signal.SIGKILL)
-    self.start()
-
   def stop(self, retry: bool = True, block: bool = True, sig: signal.Signals | None = None) -> int | None:
     if self.proc is None:
       return None
@@ -162,14 +157,13 @@ class NativeProcess(ManagerProcess):
 
 
 class PythonProcess(ManagerProcess):
-  def __init__(self, name, module, should_run, enabled=True, sigkill=False, restart_if_crash=False):
+  def __init__(self, name, module, should_run, enabled=True, sigkill=False):
     self.name = name
     self.module = module
     self.should_run = should_run
     self.enabled = enabled
     self.sigkill = sigkill
     self.launcher = launcher
-    self.restart_if_crash = restart_if_crash
 
   def start(self) -> None:
     # In case we only tried a non blocking stop we need to stop it before restarting
@@ -236,9 +230,6 @@ def ensure_running(procs: ValuesView[ManagerProcess], started: bool, params: Par
   running = []
   for p in procs:
     if p.enabled and p.name not in not_run and p.should_run(started, params, CP):
-      if p.restart_if_crash and p.proc is not None and not p.proc.is_alive():
-        cloudlog.error(f'Restarting {p.name} (exitcode {p.proc.exitcode})')
-        p.restart()
       running.append(p)
     else:
       p.stop(block=False)
diff --git a/openpilot/system/manager/process_config.py b/openpilot/system/manager/process_config.py
index e60598a7b..1e9e236c9 100644
--- a/openpilot/system/manager/process_config.py
+++ b/openpilot/system/manager/process_config.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ procs = [
   PythonProcess("dmonitoringmodeld", "openpilot.selfdrive.modeld.dmonitoringmodeld", driverview, enabled=(WEBCAM or not PC)),
 
   PythonProcess("sensord", "openpilot.system.sensord.sensord", only_onroad, enabled=not PC),
-  PythonProcess("ui", "openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui", always_run, restart_if_crash=True),
+  PythonProcess("ui", "openpilot.selfdrive.ui.ui", always_run),
   PythonProcess("soundd", "openpilot.selfdrive.ui.soundd", driverview),
   PythonProcess("locationd", "openpilot.selfdrive.locationd.locationd", only_onroad),
   NativeProcess("_pandad", "openpilot/selfdrive/pandad", ["./pandad"], always_run, enabled=False),