diff --git a/lib/travis/sidekiq.rb b/lib/travis/sidekiq.rb
index 4d228473..ef5aa91c 100644
--- a/lib/travis/sidekiq.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/sidekiq.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ require 'travis/api/workers/job_cancellation'
 require 'travis/api/workers/job_restart'
 require 'travis/support/amqp'
 
-Travis.config.database[:pool] = 5
 Travis::Database.connect
 
 if Travis.config.logs_database