diff --git a/src/kubernetes_charm.py b/src/kubernetes_charm.py
index 60311f21..c05113c0 100755
--- a/src/kubernetes_charm.py
+++ b/src/kubernetes_charm.py
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ def _on_install(self, _) -> None:
 
     def _on_workload_container_pebble_ready(self, _) -> None:
         self.unit.set_workload_version(self.get_workload(event=None).version)
-        self.reconcile()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/relations/cos.py b/src/relations/cos.py
index 1407bb18..96c56e4c 100644
--- a/src/relations/cos.py
+++ b/src/relations/cos.py
@@ -66,11 +66,6 @@ def __init__(self, charm_: "abstract_charm.MySQLRouterCharm", container_: contai
         self._charm = charm_
         self._container = container_
 
-        charm_.framework.observe(
-            charm_.on[self._METRICS_RELATION_NAME].relation_broken,
-            charm_.reconcile,
-        )
-
         self._secrets = relations.secrets.RelationSecrets(
             charm_,
             self._PEER_RELATION_NAME,
diff --git a/src/relations/database_provides.py b/src/relations/database_provides.py
index 08cb7048..a6704074 100644
--- a/src/relations/database_provides.py
+++ b/src/relations/database_provides.py
@@ -178,9 +178,7 @@ class RelationEndpoint:
 
     def __init__(self, charm_: "abstract_charm.MySQLRouterCharm") -> None:
         self._interface = data_interfaces.DatabaseProvides(charm_, relation_name=self._NAME)
-        charm_.framework.observe(charm_.on[self._NAME].relation_created, charm_.reconcile)
         charm_.framework.observe(self._interface.on.database_requested, charm_.reconcile)
-        charm_.framework.observe(charm_.on[self._NAME].relation_broken, charm_.reconcile)
 
     def external_connectivity(self, event) -> bool:
         """Whether any of the relations are marked as external."""
diff --git a/src/relations/database_requires.py b/src/relations/database_requires.py
index bdb23da3..23789611 100644
--- a/src/relations/database_requires.py
+++ b/src/relations/database_requires.py
@@ -109,10 +109,8 @@ def __init__(self, charm_: "abstract_charm.MySQLRouterCharm") -> None:
             database_name="mysql_innodb_cluster_metadata",
             extra_user_roles="mysqlrouter",
         )
-        charm_.framework.observe(charm_.on[self._NAME].relation_created, charm_.reconcile)
         charm_.framework.observe(self._interface.on.database_created, charm_.reconcile)
         charm_.framework.observe(self._interface.on.endpoints_changed, charm_.reconcile)
-        charm_.framework.observe(charm_.on[self._NAME].relation_broken, charm_.reconcile)
 
     def get_connection_info(self, *, event) -> typing.Optional[CompleteConnectionInformation]:
         """Information for connection to MySQL cluster"""