diff --git a/templates/templates.cfg.j2 b/templates/templates.cfg.j2
index 567c1747515af76196c60b18af533a964a0c6958..adfb8e149a8ba67340392f353835ad6921b7f8d6 100644
--- a/templates/templates.cfg.j2
+++ b/templates/templates.cfg.j2
@@ -202,23 +202,13 @@ define service{
         max_check_attempts              2
         check_period                    morning
         check_interval                  120
+        flap_detection_enabled          0
         retry_interval                  5
-        notification_interval           1440
+        notification_interval           720
         notification_period             24x7
         register                        0
         }
 
-# Hourly service definition template - This is NOT a real service, just a template!
-
-define service{
-        name                            hourly-service
-        use                             generic-service
-        max_check_attempts              2
-        check_interval                  60
-        retry_interval                  5
-        notification_interval           120
-        register                        0
-        }
 
 # Graph service definition template - This is NOT a real service, just a template!