diff --git a/lib/travis/api/app/helpers/db_follower.rb b/lib/travis/api/app/helpers/db_follower.rb
index 948f70c5..e4646e58 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/app/helpers/db_follower.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/app/helpers/db_follower.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ class Travis::Api::App
   module Helpers
     module DbFollower
       def prefer_follower
-        if Travis::Features.feature_active?(:api_use_db_follower)
+        if Travis.config.database_follower
           Travis::Model.using_follower do
             yield
           end