diff --git a/app/services/alert_service.py b/app/services/alert_service.py
index 16a6470..54c411e 100644
--- a/app/services/alert_service.py
+++ b/app/services/alert_service.py
@@ -224,25 +224,6 @@ async def _watchlist_tickers(db: AsyncSession) -> list[tuple[int, str]]:
     return [(tid, sym) for tid, sym in result.all()]
 
 
-async def _alert_scope_tickers(db: AsyncSession) -> list[tuple[int, str]]:
-    """Tickers eligible for S/R-proximity alerts: watchlist ∪ qualified setups.
-
-    A ticker only matters for a proximity heads-up if you're watching it or it
-    has an actionable setup — not the whole universe.
-    """
-    scope: dict[int, str] = {tid: sym for tid, sym in await _watchlist_tickers(db)}
-
-    qualified_symbols = {s["symbol"] for s in await _qualified_setups(db)}
-    missing = qualified_symbols - set(scope.values())
-    if missing:
-        result = await db.execute(
-            select(Ticker.id, Ticker.symbol).where(Ticker.symbol.in_(missing))
-        )
-        for tid, sym in result.all():
-            scope[tid] = sym
-    return list(scope.items())
-
-
 async def _qualified_setups(db: AsyncSession) -> list[dict]:
     setups = await get_trade_setups(db)
     config = await get_activation_config(db)
@@ -280,14 +261,15 @@ async def _latest_close(db: AsyncSession, ticker_id: int) -> float | None:
 
 
 async def _collect_sr_proximity(db: AsyncSession) -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
-    """One alert per ticker for the NEAREST strong S/R zone within range.
+    """One alert per watchlist ticker for the NEAREST strong S/R zone within range.
 
     Levels are merged into zones with the same clusterer the chart uses, so a
     cluster of near-duplicate levels (e.g. 183 + 185) is a single zone and a
-    single alert. Scoped to watchlist ∪ qualified tickers.
+    single alert. Scoped to the watchlist only — qualified tickers already get
+    their own 'qualified setup' alert, so S/R on them would be redundant.
     """
     out: list[tuple[str, str]] = []
-    for tid, symbol in await _alert_scope_tickers(db):
+    for tid, symbol in await _watchlist_tickers(db):
         price = await _latest_close(db, tid)
         if not price:
             continue