diff --git a/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_docs.go b/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_docs.go
index a6aab20..c0b3f38 100644
--- a/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_docs.go
+++ b/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_docs.go
@@ -330,8 +330,7 @@ const docTemplatenotificationservice = `{
                     "enum": [
                         "info",
                         "warning",
-                        "error",
-                        "critical"
+                        "error"
                     ]
                 },
                 "origin": {
diff --git a/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.json b/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.json
index a27f89b..12626ea 100644
--- a/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.json
+++ b/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.json
@@ -323,8 +323,7 @@
                     "enum": [
                         "info",
                         "warning",
-                        "error",
-                        "critical"
+                        "error"
                     ]
                 },
                 "origin": {
diff --git a/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.yaml b/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.yaml
index b80fa33..06b7f43 100644
--- a/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.yaml
+++ b/api/notificationservice/notificationservice_swagger.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ definitions:
         - info
         - warning
         - error
-        - critical
         type: string
       origin:
         type: string
diff --git a/pkg/models/notification.go b/pkg/models/notification.go
index 558112f..5472f48 100644
--- a/pkg/models/notification.go
+++ b/pkg/models/notification.go
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ type Notification struct {
 	Timestamp    string         `json:"timestamp" binding:"required" format:"date-time"`
 	Title        string         `json:"title" binding:"required"` // can also be seen as the 'type'
 	Detail       string         `json:"detail" binding:"required"`
-	Level        string         `json:"level" binding:"required" enums:"info,warning,error,critical"`
+	Level        string         `json:"level" binding:"required" enums:"info,warning,error"`
 	CustomFields map[string]any `json:"customFields,omitempty"` // can contain arbitrary structured information about the notification
 }