diff --git a/azure-cron.yml b/azure-cron.yml
index f8a9a19e54..13f55fb280 100644
--- a/azure-cron.yml
+++ b/azure-cron.yml
@@ -5,17 +5,15 @@ pr: none
 # Do not run on merge to master
 trigger: none
 # Do run on a schedule (hourly)
-# Azure limits each cron entry to 100 runs, so we have to split this into 2.
-# https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/build/triggers?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml#supported-cron-syntax
+# This feature seems completely broken, so for the time being the schedule has
+# been defined manually in the Azure Pipelines Web UI. Note that Azure
+# Pipelines sometimes spontaneously decides to silently delete that
+# configuration, so someone should keep an eye on that.
+#
+# The setup is kept here in case it suddenly starts to work.
 schedules:
-- cron: "0 * * * 0-3"
-  displayName: hourly cron (Sun-Wed)
-  branches:
-    include:
-    - master
-  always: true
-- cron: "0 * * * 4-6"
-  displayName: hourly cron (Thu-Sat)
+- cron: "0 * * * *"
+  displayName: hourly cron
   branches:
     include:
     - master