diff --git a/nginx.conf b/nginx.conf
index f612b9c..c71ed97 100644
--- a/nginx.conf
+++ b/nginx.conf
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ events {
 http {
   include mime.types;
 
-  upstream database {
-    postgres_server ${{pg POSTGRESQL_URL}};
-  }
-
   server {
     listen ${{PORT}};
     lua_code_cache ${{CODE_CACHE}};