diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager_test.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager_test.go
index 8a6dd36259c..bc5c788e561 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/forked_alertmanager_test.go
@@ -282,21 +282,12 @@ func TestForkedAlertmanager_ModeRemoteSecondary(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Ready", func(tt *testing.T) {
-		// Ready should be called on both Alertmanagers
-		internal, remote, forked := genTestAlertmanagers(tt, modeRemoteSecondary)
+		// Ready should be called only on the internal Alertmanager.
+		internal, _, forked := genTestAlertmanagers(tt, modeRemoteSecondary)
 		internal.EXPECT().Ready().Return(true).Once()
-		remote.EXPECT().Ready().Return(true).Once()
 		require.True(tt, forked.Ready())
 
-		// If one of the two Alertmanagers is not ready, it returns false.
-		internal, remote, forked = genTestAlertmanagers(tt, modeRemoteSecondary)
 		internal.EXPECT().Ready().Return(false).Maybe()
-		remote.EXPECT().Ready().Return(true).Maybe()
-		require.False(tt, forked.Ready())
-
-		internal, remote, forked = genTestAlertmanagers(tt, modeRemoteSecondary)
-		internal.EXPECT().Ready().Return(true).Maybe()
-		remote.EXPECT().Ready().Return(false).Maybe()
 		require.False(tt, forked.Ready())
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/remote_secondary_forked_alertmanager.go b/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/remote_secondary_forked_alertmanager.go
index 1349ac165f0..0b9376787a1 100644
--- a/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/remote_secondary_forked_alertmanager.go
+++ b/pkg/services/ngalert/remote/remote_secondary_forked_alertmanager.go
@@ -98,9 +98,6 @@ func (fam *RemoteSecondaryForkedAlertmanager) StopAndWait() {
 }
 
 func (fam *RemoteSecondaryForkedAlertmanager) Ready() bool {
-	// Both Alertmanagers must be ready.
-	if ready := fam.remote.Ready(); !ready {
-		return false
-	}
+	// We only care about the internal Alertmanager being ready.
 	return fam.internal.Ready()
 }