diff --git a/monkit.lock b/monkit.lock
index 2da0b2118..7a02828ce 100644
--- a/monkit.lock
+++ b/monkit.lock
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."download_failed_not_enough_pieces_repa
 storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."healthy_ratio_after_repair" FloatVal
 storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."healthy_ratio_before_repair" FloatVal
 storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."repair_attempts" Meter
-storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."repair_expired" Meter
 storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."repair_failed" Meter
 storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."repair_nodes_unavailable" Meter
 storj.io/storj/satellite/repair/repairer."repair_partial" Meter
diff --git a/satellite/repair/repair_test.go b/satellite/repair/repair_test.go
index 568b80011..8925a5713 100644
--- a/satellite/repair/repair_test.go
+++ b/satellite/repair/repair_test.go
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ func testCorruptDataRepairSucceed(t *testing.T, inMemoryRepair bool) {
 // - Call checker to add segment to the repair queue
 // - Modify segment to be expired
 // - Run the repairer
-// - Verify segment is no longer in the repair queue.
-func TestRemoveExpiredSegmentFromQueue(t *testing.T) {
+// - Verify segment is still in the repair queue. We don't want the data repairer to have any special treatment for expired segment.
+func TestRepairExpiredSegment(t *testing.T) {
 	testplanet.Run(t, testplanet.Config{
 		SatelliteCount:   1,
 		StorageNodeCount: 10,
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func TestRemoveExpiredSegmentFromQueue(t *testing.T) {
 		// Verify that the segment was removed
 		count, err = satellite.DB.RepairQueue().Count(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, count, 0)
+		require.Equal(t, count, 1)
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go b/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go
index 4d0d2ed0a..061cc5b88 100644
--- a/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go
+++ b/satellite/repair/repairer/segments.go
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ func (repairer *SegmentRepairer) Repair(ctx context.Context, path storj.Path) (s
 		return true, invalidRepairError.New("cannot repair inline segment")
 	}
 
-	if !pointer.ExpirationDate.IsZero() && pointer.ExpirationDate.Before(time.Now().UTC()) {
-		mon.Meter("repair_expired").Mark(1) //mon:locked
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
 	mon.Meter("repair_attempts").Mark(1)                                //mon:locked
 	mon.IntVal("repair_segment_size").Observe(pointer.GetSegmentSize()) //mon:locked