diff --git a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
index 856b4ab22..3caf91434 100644
--- a/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
+++ b/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml
@@ -132,13 +132,6 @@ app_service_api:
     listen: http://[::]:7777 # The listen address for incoming API requests
     connect: http://app_service_api:7777 # The connect address for other components to use
 
-  # Database configuration for this component.
-  database:
-    connection_string: postgresql://username:password@hostname/dendrite_appservice?sslmode=disable
-    max_open_conns: 10
-    max_idle_conns: 2
-    conn_max_lifetime: -1
-
   # Disable the validation of TLS certificates of appservices. This is
   # not recommended in production since it may allow appservice traffic
   # to be sent to an insecure endpoint.