if it ain't broke, don't fix it

Proverb

Leave something alone; avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient (often with an implication that the attempted improvement is risky and might backfire).

Japanese Meaning

既に十分に機能しているものは手を加えず、そのままにしておくべきという意味です。 / 現状維持を重視し、無理に改善しようとすると逆効果を招く恐れがあるという教訓が込められています。

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Our team decided to leave the legacy system alone—if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちのチームはレガシーシステムをそのままにすることに決めました。壊れていないなら、直すな。

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Sense（1）

Leave something alone; avoid attempting to correct, fix, or improve what is already sufficient (often with an implication that the attempted improvement is risky and might backfire).

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if it ain't broke

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don't fix it

（ canonical ）

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