diff --git a/simvue/api/objects/alert/user.py b/simvue/api/objects/alert/user.py
index e4787e74..5c43febb 100644
--- a/simvue/api/objects/alert/user.py
+++ b/simvue/api/objects/alert/user.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def new(
             token for alternative server, default None
 
         """
-        return cls(
+        _alert = cls(
             name=name,
             description=description,
             notification=notification,
@@ -109,10 +109,11 @@ def new(
             enabled=enabled,
             server_url=server_url,
             server_token=server_token,
-            _params={"deduplicate": True},
             _read_only=False,
             _offline=offline,
         )
+        _alert._params = {"deduplicate": True}
+        return _alert
 
     @override
     def _compare_objects(self, other: "AlertBase") -> bool:
diff --git a/simvue/run.py b/simvue/run.py
index 0c3cd77a..73165c7a 100644
--- a/simvue/run.py
+++ b/simvue/run.py
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     from typing_extensions import Self
 
-if typing.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from simvue.api.objects.alert.base import AlertBase
-
 
 HEARTBEAT_INTERVAL: int = 60
 RESOURCES_METRIC_PREFIX: str = "resources"
@@ -2317,18 +2314,6 @@ def add_alerts(
 
         return True
 
-    def _check_if_alert_exists(self, alert: "AlertBase") -> str | None:
-        """Check if an existing alert matches definition."""
-        # If the alert already exists just add the existing one
-        for _id, _existing_alert in Alert.get(
-            offline=self.mode == "offline",
-            server_url=self._user_config.server.url,
-            server_token=self._user_config.server.token,
-        ):
-            if _existing_alert == alert:
-                return _id
-        return None
-
     @skip_if_failed("_aborted", "_suppress_errors", on_failure_return=None)
     @pydantic.validate_call
     def create_metric_range_alert(
@@ -2413,12 +2398,6 @@ def create_metric_range_alert(
             server_token=self._user_config.server.token,
         )
 
-        # If the alert already exists just add the existing one
-        if _existing_id := self._check_if_alert_exists(_alert):
-            if attach_to_run:
-                self.add_alerts(ids=[_existing_id])
-            return _existing_id
-
         _alert.abort = trigger_abort
         _alert.commit()
         if attach_to_run:
@@ -2506,12 +2485,6 @@ def create_metric_threshold_alert(
             server_token=self._user_config.server.token,
         )
 
-        # If the alert already exists just add the existing one
-        if _existing_id := self._check_if_alert_exists(_alert):
-            if attach_to_run:
-                self.add_alerts(ids=[_existing_id])
-            return _existing_id
-
         _alert.abort = trigger_abort
         _alert.commit()
         if attach_to_run:
@@ -2571,12 +2544,6 @@ def create_event_alert(
             server_token=self._user_config.server.token,
         )
 
-        # If the alert already exists just add the existing one
-        if _existing_id := self._check_if_alert_exists(_alert):
-            if attach_to_run:
-                self.add_alerts(ids=[_existing_id])
-            return _existing_id
-
         _alert.abort = trigger_abort
         _alert.commit()
 
@@ -2630,12 +2597,6 @@ def create_user_alert(
             server_token=self._user_config.server.token,
         )
 
-        # If the alert already exists just add the existing one
-        if _existing_id := self._check_if_alert_exists(_alert):
-            if attach_to_run:
-                self.add_alerts(ids=[_existing_id])
-            return _existing_id
-
         _alert.abort = trigger_abort
         _alert.commit()
         if attach_to_run: