diff --git a/src/videoag_common/database/database.py b/src/videoag_common/database/database.py
index 64fed7d45182d5ab1efc04fb06b5f3266818f577..8b2d92393ee3288f1bb518716567318a56ee312d 100644
--- a/src/videoag_common/database/database.py
+++ b/src/videoag_common/database/database.py
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ class Database:
         
         assert isinstance(user, str)
         assert isinstance(password, str)
-        if dict_get_check_type(engine_config, "user_password_from_env", bool, False):
-            user = os.environ[user]
-            password = os.environ[password]
         
         self._engine = create_engine(URL.create(
             "postgresql+psycopg",