diff --git a/prometheus/defaults.yaml b/prometheus/defaults.yaml
index 3547d2c..18f0e87 100644
--- a/prometheus/defaults.yaml
+++ b/prometheus/defaults.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ prometheus:
     source_hash: https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v2.9.2/sha256sums.txt
     args:
       config_file: /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+      rules_path: /etc/prometheus/rules
       storage:
         local_path: /var/lib/prometheus/metrics
       url: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/
diff --git a/prometheus/files/alertmanager.systemd.jinja b/prometheus/files/alertmanager.systemd.jinja
deleted file mode 100644
index dee554b..0000000
--- a/prometheus/files/alertmanager.systemd.jinja
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=The Alertmanager handles alerts sent by client applications such as the Prometheus server
-Documentation=https://prometheus.io/docs/alerting/alertmanager/
-Wants=basic.target
-After=basic.target network.target
-
-[Service]
-User=prometheus
-Group=prometheus
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/alertmanager
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/alertmanager $ARGS
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-KillMode=process
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=42s
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/prometheus/files/blackbox_exporter.systemd.jinja b/prometheus/files/blackbox_exporter.systemd.jinja
deleted file mode 100644
index b1c9e92..0000000
--- a/prometheus/files/blackbox_exporter.systemd.jinja
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Prometheus blackbox exporter
-Documentation=https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox_exporter
-Wants=basic.target
-After=basic.target network.target
-
-[Service]
-User=prometheus
-Group=prometheus
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/blackbox_exporter
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/blackbox_exporter $ARGS
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-KillMode=process
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=42s
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/prometheus/files/node_exporter.systemd.jinja b/prometheus/files/node_exporter.systemd.jinja
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d4042e..0000000
--- a/prometheus/files/node_exporter.systemd.jinja
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Prometheus exporter for machine metrics
-Documentation=https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter
-Wants=basic.target
-After=basic.target network.target
-
-[Service]
-User={{ user }}
-Group={{ group }}
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/node_exporter
-ExecStart={{ bin_path }}/node_exporter $ARGS
-{%- if args is string %}} {{ args }}{% else %}
-{%- for arg in args %}} \
-  {{ arg }}
-{%- endfor %}
-{%- endif %}
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-KillMode=process
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=42s
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/prometheus/files/rabbitmq_exporter.systemd.jinja b/prometheus/files/rabbitmq_exporter.systemd.jinja
deleted file mode 100644
index 07966c7..0000000
--- a/prometheus/files/rabbitmq_exporter.systemd.jinja
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-[Unit]
-Description=Prometheus rabbitmq exporter
-Documentation=https://github.com/kbudde/rabbitmq_exporter
-Wants=basic.target
-After=basic.target network.target
-
-[Service]
-User=prometheus
-Group=prometheus
-EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/rabbitmq_exporter
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/rabbitmq_exporter
-ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
-KillMode=process
-Restart=always
-RestartSec=42s
-
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/prometheus/server.sls b/prometheus/server.sls
index 79d3c00..b614e01 100644
--- a/prometheus/server.sls
+++ b/prometheus/server.sls
@@ -27,6 +27,19 @@ prometheus_server_config:
     - group: {{ prometheus.group }}
     - dataset_pillar: prometheus:server:config
 
+prometheus_rules_path:
+  file.directory:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.server.args.rules_path }}
+    - user: {{ prometheus.user }}
+    - group: {{ prometheus.group }}
+
+prometheus_rules_file:
+  file.serialize:
+    - name: {{ prometheus.server.args.rules_path }}/alerts.rules
+    - user: {{ prometheus.user }}
+    - group: {{ prometheus.group }}
+    - dataset_pillar: prometheus:server:rules
+
 prometheus_defaults:
   file.managed:
     - name: /etc/default/prometheus
@@ -81,4 +94,5 @@ prometheus_service:
     - watch:
       - file: prometheus_service_unit
       - file: prometheus_server_config
+      - file: prometheus_rules_file
       {# - file: prometheus_bin_link #}