diff --git a/docker_autoscaler.tf b/docker_autoscaler.tf
index 9dad6421..6356c65d 100644
--- a/docker_autoscaler.tf
+++ b/docker_autoscaler.tf
@@ -187,13 +187,4 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "autoscaler" {
       propagate_at_launch = true
     }
   }
-
-  lifecycle {
-    # do not change these values as we would immediately scale up/down, which is not wanted
-    ignore_changes = [
-      desired_capacity,
-      min_size,
-      max_size
-    ]
-  }
 }