diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index a38157be..3f20e3cf 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -1310,6 +1310,7 @@ func Test_Client_Maintenance(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Reindexer", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Parallel()
+		t.Skip("Reindexer is disabled for further development")
 
 		config := newTestConfig(t, nil)
 		config.ReindexerSchedule = cron.Every(time.Second)
diff --git a/internal/maintenance/reindexer.go b/internal/maintenance/reindexer.go
index 54f43e1e..02e11b23 100644
--- a/internal/maintenance/reindexer.go
+++ b/internal/maintenance/reindexer.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultTimeout           = 15 * time.Second
 )
 
-var defaultIndexNames = []string{"river_job_metadata_index", "river_job_args_index"} //nolint:gochecknoglobals
+var defaultIndexNames = []string{} //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 
 // Test-only properties.
 type ReindexerTestSignals struct {
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ type ReindexerConfig struct {
 }
 
 func (c *ReindexerConfig) mustValidate() *ReindexerConfig {
-	if len(c.IndexNames) < 1 {
-		panic("ReindexerConfig.IndexNames must have at least one entry")
-	}
 	if c.ScheduleFunc == nil {
 		panic("ReindexerConfig.ScheduleFunc must be set")
 	}