diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
index 13afe9c9c..662600549 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list("DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS", default=["{{ cookiecutter.domai
 
 # DATABASES
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-{% if cookiecutter.use_docker == "n" -%}
-DATABASES["default"] = env.db("DATABASE_URL")  # noqa F405
-{%- endif %}
 DATABASES["default"]["CONN_MAX_AGE"] = env.int("CONN_MAX_AGE", default=60)  # noqa F405
 
 # CACHES