diff --git a/rules/alerting.go b/rules/alerting.go
index 122a83c06..15cd1cf60 100644
--- a/rules/alerting.go
+++ b/rules/alerting.go
@@ -300,8 +300,6 @@ const resolvedRetention = 15 * time.Minute
 func (r *AlertingRule) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time, query QueryFunc, externalURL *url.URL) (promql.Vector, error) {
 	res, err := query(ctx, r.vector.String(), ts)
 	if err != nil {
-		r.SetHealth(HealthBad)
-		r.SetLastError(err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -366,12 +364,7 @@ func (r *AlertingRule) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time, query QueryFunc,
 		resultFPs[h] = struct{}{}
 
 		if _, ok := alerts[h]; ok {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("vector contains metrics with the same labelset after applying alert labels")
-			// We have already acquired the lock above hence using SetHealth and
-			// SetLastError will deadlock.
-			r.health = HealthBad
-			r.lastError = err
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("vector contains metrics with the same labelset after applying alert labels")
 		}
 
 		alerts[h] = &Alert{
@@ -421,10 +414,6 @@ func (r *AlertingRule) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time, query QueryFunc,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// We have already acquired the lock above hence using SetHealth and
-	// SetLastError will deadlock.
-	r.health = HealthGood
-	r.lastError = err
 	return vec, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/rules/manager.go b/rules/manager.go
index 837a0741f..63186d1d8 100644
--- a/rules/manager.go
+++ b/rules/manager.go
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ func (g *Group) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time) {
 				}
 				return
 			}
+			rule.SetHealth(HealthGood)
+			rule.SetLastError(nil)
 			samplesTotal += float64(len(vector))
 
 			if ar, ok := rule.(*AlertingRule); ok {
diff --git a/rules/recording.go b/rules/recording.go
index 2665506af..1ffe98cbd 100644
--- a/rules/recording.go
+++ b/rules/recording.go
@@ -96,14 +96,9 @@ func (rule *RecordingRule) Eval(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time, query QueryFu
 	// Check that the rule does not produce identical metrics after applying
 	// labels.
 	if vector.ContainsSameLabelset() {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("vector contains metrics with the same labelset after applying rule labels")
-		rule.SetHealth(HealthBad)
-		rule.SetLastError(err)
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("vector contains metrics with the same labelset after applying rule labels")
 	}
 
-	rule.SetHealth(HealthGood)
-	rule.SetLastError(err)
 	return vector, nil
 }