diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/callbackr_alive b/tools/munin_monitors/callbackr_alive
index 58bf723dfe..25fb029be8 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/callbackr_alive
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/callbackr_alive
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ graph_title Callback Receiver Processes
 graph_vlabel num processes
 graph_category tower
 callbackr.label Callback Receiver Processes
-callbackr.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac
diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/celery_alive b/tools/munin_monitors/celery_alive
index e4348de91d..d96bdedf41 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/celery_alive
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/celery_alive
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ graph_title Celery Processes
 graph_vlabel num processes
 graph_category tower
 celeryd.label Celery Processes
-celeryd.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac
diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/postgres_alive b/tools/munin_monitors/postgres_alive
index 001f49aefe..2a8115dcb6 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/postgres_alive
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/postgres_alive
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ graph_title Postmaster Processes
 graph_vlabel num processes
 graph_category tower
 postmaster.label Postmaster Processes
-postmaster.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac
diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/rabbit_alive b/tools/munin_monitors/rabbit_alive
index b57725e6e1..52328c724b 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/rabbit_alive
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/rabbit_alive
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ graph_title Rabbit Processes
 graph_vlabel num processes
 graph_category tower
 rabbit.label Rabbit Processes
-rabbit.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac
diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/socketio_alive b/tools/munin_monitors/socketio_alive
index 5e906e5df9..d035be40ea 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/socketio_alive
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/socketio_alive
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ graph_title SocketIO Service Processes
 graph_vlabel num processes
 graph_category tower
 socketio.label SocketIO Service Processes
-socketio.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac
diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/taskmanager_alive b/tools/munin_monitors/taskmanager_alive
index bc7a1df804..25b2054208 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/taskmanager_alive
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/taskmanager_alive
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ graph_title Task Manager Processes
 graph_vlabel num processes
 graph_category tower
 taskm.label Task Manager Processes
-taskm.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac
diff --git a/tools/munin_monitors/tower_jobs b/tools/munin_monitors/tower_jobs
index 1ae7707b10..8781fc6b76 100755
--- a/tools/munin_monitors/tower_jobs
+++ b/tools/munin_monitors/tower_jobs
@@ -8,11 +8,8 @@ graph_title Running Jobs breakdown
 graph_vlabel job count
 graph_category tower
 running.label Running jobs
-running.type DERIVE
 waiting.label Waiting jobs
-waiting.type DERIVE
 pending.label Pending jobs
-pending.type DERIVE
 EOM
         exit 0;;
 esac