diff --git a/docker/dev-full/rivet-client/config.yaml b/docker/dev-full/rivet-client/config.yaml
index 656d568e01..3b76710927 100644
--- a/docker/dev-full/rivet-client/config.yaml
+++ b/docker/dev-full/rivet-client/config.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 client:
   runner:
     flavor: isolate
-    # Cgroups require privileged containers
-    use_cgroup: false
   cluster:
     # This is safe to hardcode
     client_id: fc67e54e-5d6a-4726-ab23-77b0e54f068f
@@ -28,4 +26,3 @@ client:
     redirect_logs: false
   vector:
     address: vector-server:6100
-
diff --git a/docker/monolith/rivet-client/config.yaml b/docker/monolith/rivet-client/config.yaml
index 3e103d9780..0ac585cc73 100644
--- a/docker/monolith/rivet-client/config.yaml
+++ b/docker/monolith/rivet-client/config.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ client:
   data_dir: /data/rivet-client
   runner:
     flavor: isolate
-    # Cgroups require privileged containers
-    use_cgroup: false
   cluster:
     # This is safe to hardcode
     client_id: fc67e54e-5d6a-4726-ab23-77b0e54f068f
@@ -29,4 +27,3 @@ client:
     redirect_logs: false
   vector:
     address: vector-server:6100
-
diff --git a/packages/infra/client/config/src/manager.rs b/packages/infra/client/config/src/manager.rs
index bb71725832..7950140965 100644
--- a/packages/infra/client/config/src/manager.rs
+++ b/packages/infra/client/config/src/manager.rs
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ pub struct Runner {
 	/// WebSocket Port for runners on this machine to connect to.
 	pub port: Option<u16>,
 
-	/// If true, a cgroup will be created for the runners.
-	///
-	/// This should not be disabled if running the client with a daemon.
-	pub use_cgroup: Option<bool>,
-
 	pub container_runner_binary_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 	pub isolate_runner_binary_path: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
@@ -105,10 +100,6 @@ impl Runner {
 		self.port.unwrap_or(7080)
 	}
 
-	pub fn use_cgroup(&self) -> bool {
-		self.use_cgroup.unwrap_or(true)
-	}
-
 	pub fn container_runner_binary_path(&self) -> PathBuf {
 		self.container_runner_binary_path
 			.clone()
diff --git a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/actor/mod.rs b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/actor/mod.rs
index aa7f46ee98..6ab262a544 100644
--- a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/actor/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/actor/mod.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ impl Actor {
 					&ctx.config().runner.container_runner_binary_path(),
 					ctx.actor_path(self.actor_id),
 					&runner_env,
-					ctx.config().runner.use_cgroup(),
 				)?
 			}
 			// Shared runner
diff --git a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/ctx.rs b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/ctx.rs
index 817bb9aa2c..49f2e680c5 100644
--- a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/ctx.rs
+++ b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/ctx.rs
@@ -511,7 +511,6 @@ impl Ctx {
 				&self.config().runner.isolate_runner_binary_path(),
 				working_path,
 				&[],
-				self.config().runner.use_cgroup(),
 			)?;
 			let pid = runner.pid();
 
diff --git a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/runner.rs b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/runner.rs
index 6a6114613e..b7e3367455 100644
--- a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/runner.rs
+++ b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/runner.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ impl Handle {
 		runner_binary_path: &Path,
 		working_path: PathBuf,
 		env: &[(&str, String)],
-		use_cgroup: bool,
 	) -> Result<Self> {
 		// Prepare the arguments for the runner
 		let runner_args = vec![working_path.to_str().context("bad path")?];
@@ -189,16 +188,6 @@ impl Handle {
 						let orphan_pid_bytes = child.as_raw().to_le_bytes();
 						write(pipe_write, &orphan_pid_bytes)?;
 
-						if use_cgroup {
-							// Write orphan PID to the runners cgroup so that it is no longer part of the parent
-							// cgroup. This is important for allowing systemd to restart pegboard without
-							// restarting orphans.
-							let mut cgroup_procs = std::fs::File::options()
-								.append(true)
-								.open(Path::new(utils::CGROUP_PATH).join("cgroup.procs"))?;
-							cgroup_procs.write_all(format!("{}\n", child.as_raw()).as_bytes())?;
-						}
-
 						// Exit the intermediate child
 						std::process::exit(0);
 					}
diff --git a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/utils/mod.rs b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/utils/mod.rs
index d28fade234..338b707ced 100644
--- a/packages/infra/client/manager/src/utils/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/infra/client/manager/src/utils/mod.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ pub mod sql;
 const MAX_QUERY_RETRIES: usize = 16;
 const QUERY_RETRY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(500);
 const TXN_RETRY: Duration = Duration::from_millis(250);
-pub const CGROUP_PATH: &str = "/sys/fs/cgroup/pegboard_runners";
 
 pub async fn init_dir(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
 	let data_dir = config.client.data_dir();
@@ -82,14 +81,6 @@ pub async fn init_dir(config: &Config) -> Result<()> {
 		x => x.context("failed to create /db dir in data dir")?,
 	}
 
-	if config.client.runner.use_cgroup() {
-		// Create cgroup folder for runners
-		match fs::create_dir(CGROUP_PATH).await {
-			Err(e) if e.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists => {}
-			x => x.context("failed to create cgroup dir for runners")?,
-		}
-	}
-
 	Ok(())
 }