diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index 87d6f41..7bbcc0a 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/app"
 	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/config"
 	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/routes"
-	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/scheduler"
 )
 
 // version is set at build time via -ldflags.
@@ -36,12 +35,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	handler := routes.SetupRoutes(a)
 
-	// Start recurring expense scheduler
-	schedulerCtx, schedulerCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer schedulerCancel()
-	sched := scheduler.New(a.RecurringExpenseService, a.RecurringReceiptService)
-	go sched.Start(schedulerCtx)
-
 	// Health check bypasses all middleware
 	finalHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if r.Method == http.MethodGet && r.URL.Path == "/healthz" {
diff --git a/internal/scheduler/scheduler.go b/internal/scheduler/scheduler.go
deleted file mode 100644
index acad95e..0000000
--- a/internal/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-package scheduler
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"log/slog"
-	"time"
-
-	"git.juancwu.dev/juancwu/budgit/internal/service"
-)
-
-type Scheduler struct {
-	recurringService        *service.RecurringExpenseService
-	recurringReceiptService *service.RecurringReceiptService
-	interval                time.Duration
-}
-
-func New(recurringService *service.RecurringExpenseService, recurringReceiptService *service.RecurringReceiptService) *Scheduler {
-	return &Scheduler{
-		recurringService:        recurringService,
-		recurringReceiptService: recurringReceiptService,
-		interval:                1 * time.Hour,
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *Scheduler) Start(ctx context.Context) {
-	// Run immediately on startup to catch up missed recurrences
-	s.run()
-
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(s.interval)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			slog.Info("scheduler stopping")
-			return
-		case <-ticker.C:
-			s.run()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (s *Scheduler) run() {
-	now := time.Now()
-
-	slog.Info("scheduler: processing due recurring expenses")
-	if err := s.recurringService.ProcessDueRecurrences(now); err != nil {
-		slog.Error("scheduler: failed to process recurring expenses", "error", err)
-	}
-
-	slog.Info("scheduler: processing due recurring receipts")
-	if err := s.recurringReceiptService.ProcessDueRecurrences(now); err != nil {
-		slog.Error("scheduler: failed to process recurring receipts", "error", err)
-	}
-}