diff --git a/bin/heroku b/bin/heroku
index 0375e9e71..6ee7fa416 100755
--- a/bin/heroku
+++ b/bin/heroku
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ EOF
 
 {
   "production": {
-    "db": {
-      "database": "${DATABASE_URL}",
-      "dialectOptions": {
-        "ssl": true
-      }
-    }
   }
 }