diff --git a/dendrite/fly.toml b/dendrite/fly.toml
index 6d55938..d6d6e39 100644
--- a/dendrite/fly.toml
+++ b/dendrite/fly.toml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ kill_timeout = "20s"
 
 [build]
 
-[env]
-  DENDRITE__global__database__connection_string = "${DATABASE_URL}"
-
 [[mounts]]
   source = "dendrite_data"
   destination = "/data"