diff --git a/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.servicemonitor.yaml b/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.servicemonitor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0fa164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: gitea-servicemonitor
+spec:
+  endpoints:
+  - port: http
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: gitea
diff --git a/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.values.yaml b/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.values.yaml
index 471fde5..b7ad6d8 100644
--- a/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.values.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/gitea/gitea.values.yaml
@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ gitea:
     password: changedalready
     email: "gitea@delete.me"
 
-  ## @param gitea.metrics.enabled Enable Gitea metrics
-  ## @param gitea.metrics.serviceMonitor.enabled Enable Gitea metrics service monitor
-  metrics:
-    enabled: true
-    serviceMonitor:
-      enabled: true
-    # add labels to the metrics
-    #
-      labels:
-        metrics: prometheus
-
   ## @param gitea.config  Configuration for the Gitea server,ref: [config-cheat-sheet](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/config-cheat-sheet/)
   config:
     APP_NAME: "Remy's personal git hosting"
diff --git a/infrastructure/gitea/kustomization.yaml b/infrastructure/gitea/kustomization.yaml
index 8f2a5b2..d605ed4 100644
--- a/infrastructure/gitea/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/infrastructure/gitea/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yaml
   - gitea.pvc.yaml
   - gitea.ingress.yaml
+  - gitea.servicemonitor.yaml
   - drone-kube-runner.deployment.yaml
   - drone-server.deployment.yaml
   - drone-server.sealedsecret.yaml