diff --git a/services/real-time/app.coffee b/services/real-time/app.coffee
index 9a74f57803..0ddfe406e9 100644
--- a/services/real-time/app.coffee
+++ b/services/real-time/app.coffee
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ app.get "/debug/events", (req, res, next) ->
 	res.send "debug mode will log next #{Settings.debugEvents} events"
 
 rclient = require("redis-sharelatex").createClient(Settings.redis.realtime)
-rclient.set "hello", "world"
+
 app.get "/health_check/redis", (req, res, next) ->
 	rclient.healthCheck (error) ->
 		if error?