diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index 40d3f19c..15d3a768 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list("DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS", default=["{{ cookiecutter.domai
 
 # DATABASES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-DATABASES["default"] = env.db("DATABASE_URL")  # noqa F405
-DATABASES["default"]["ATOMIC_REQUESTS"] = True  # noqa F405
 DATABASES["default"]["CONN_MAX_AGE"] = env.int("CONN_MAX_AGE", default=60)  # noqa F405
 
 # CACHES