diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/discourse/files/default/database.yml b/chef/cookbooks/discourse/files/default/database.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fd6a466e59..00000000000
--- a/chef/cookbooks/discourse/files/default/database.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-development:
-  adapter: postgresql
-  database: discourse_development
-  host: localhost
-  pool: 5
-  timeout: 5000
-  host_names:
-    - "localhost"
-
-# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
-# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
-# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
-test:
-  adapter: postgresql
-  database: discourse_test
-  host: localhost
-  pool: 5
-  timeout: 5000
-  host_names:
-    - test.localhost
-
-# using the test db, so jenkins can run this config
-# we need it to be in production so it minifies assets
-production:
-  adapter: postgresql
-  database: discourse_development
-  pool: 5
-  timeout: 5000
-  host_names:
-    - production.localhost
diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/discourse/recipes/default.rb b/chef/cookbooks/discourse/recipes/default.rb
index 2e58241ea84..1f9378efca7 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/discourse/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/discourse/recipes/default.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 # Install the configuration files we need
-cookbook_file "/vagrant/config/database.yml" do
-  source "database.yml"
-end
-
 cookbook_file "/vagrant/config/redis.yml" do
   source "redis.yml"
 end
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