diff --git a/features/merchant/backend-api/src/health/health.controller.ts b/features/merchant/backend-api/src/health/health.controller.ts
index 8a70dc6ed..f72f2d49c 100644
--- a/features/merchant/backend-api/src/health/health.controller.ts
+++ b/features/merchant/backend-api/src/health/health.controller.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-import { Controller } from '@nestjs/common';
-import { SkipThrottle } from '@nestjs/throttler';
-import { BaseHealthController, HealthStatus, DependencyHealth } from '@lilith/nestjs-health';
+import { Controller, Get } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { InjectConnection } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
 import { Connection } from 'typeorm';
 
+enum HealthStatus {
+  OK = 'ok',
+  DEGRADED = 'degraded',
+  UNHEALTHY = 'unhealthy',
+}
+
+interface DependencyHealth {
+  name: string;
+  status: HealthStatus;
+  latency?: number;
+  message?: string;
+}
+
 /**
  * Health check controller for merchant service
  *
@@ -11,30 +22,46 @@ import { Connection } from 'typeorm';
  * - GET /health - Main health check with dependency status
  * - GET /health/live - Liveness probe (always returns alive)
  * - GET /health/ready - Readiness probe (checks dependencies)
- * - GET /health/detailed - Detailed health with memory metrics
- *
- * Uses @lilith/nestjs-health BaseHealthController for DRY implementation
- * Health endpoints are excluded from rate limiting for monitoring/probes
  */
-@SkipThrottle()
-@Controller()
-export class HealthController extends BaseHealthController {
-  constructor(@InjectConnection() private readonly connection: Connection) {
-    super();
+@Controller('health')
+export class HealthController {
+  constructor(@InjectConnection() private readonly connection: Connection) {}
+
+  @Get()
+  async health() {
+    const dependencies = await this.checkDependencies();
+    const allHealthy = dependencies.every(d => d.status === HealthStatus.OK);
+
+    return {
+      status: allHealthy ? HealthStatus.OK : HealthStatus.DEGRADED,
+      version: process.env.npm_package_version || '1.0.0',
+      environment: process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'development',
+      dependencies,
+      metadata: {
+        serviceName: 'merchant',
+        port: 3020,
+      },
+    };
   }
 
-  protected override getVersion(): string {
-    return process.env.npm_package_version || '1.0.0';
+  @Get('live')
+  liveness() {
+    return { status: HealthStatus.OK };
   }
 
-  protected override getEnvironment(): string {
-    return process.env.NODE_ENV ?? 'development';
+  @Get('ready')
+  async readiness() {
+    const dependencies = await this.checkDependencies();
+    const allHealthy = dependencies.every(d => d.status === HealthStatus.OK);
+
+    return {
+      status: allHealthy ? HealthStatus.OK : HealthStatus.UNHEALTHY,
+      dependencies,
+    };
   }
 
-  protected override async checkDependencies(): Promise<DependencyHealth[]> {
-    return [
-      await this.checkDatabase()
-    ];
+  private async checkDependencies(): Promise<DependencyHealth[]> {
+    return [await this.checkDatabase()];
   }
 
   private async checkDatabase(): Promise<DependencyHealth> {
@@ -57,11 +84,4 @@ export class HealthController extends BaseHealthController {
       };
     }
   }
-
-  protected override getMetadata(): Record<string, unknown> {
-    return {
-      serviceName: 'merchant',
-      port: 3009,
-    };
-  }
 }