diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaEvaluationBehavior.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaEvaluationBehavior.tsx
index 2311d815bc3..247e49c2ed2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaEvaluationBehavior.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/GrafanaEvaluationBehavior.tsx
@@ -105,11 +105,6 @@ function FolderGroupAndEvaluationInterval({
     setIsEditingGroup(false);
   };
 
-  // when the group evaluation interval changes, update the pending period to match
-  useEffect(() => {
-    setValue('evaluateFor', evaluateEvery);
-  }, [evaluateEvery, setValue]);
-
   const onOpenEditGroupModal = () => setIsEditingGroup(true);
 
   const editGroupDisabled = groupfoldersForGrafana?.loading || isNewGroup || !folderUid || !groupName;