diff --git a/database/postgres.go b/database/postgres.go
index c28e9425..c1917227 100644
--- a/database/postgres.go
+++ b/database/postgres.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/db"
-	"time"
-
 	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
 )
 
@@ -35,9 +33,6 @@ func initPGDB() error {
 		return dbOpenErr
 	}
 
-	PGDB.SetMaxOpenConns(5)
-	PGDB.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Hour)
-
 	return PGDB.Ping()
 }
 
diff --git a/database/sqlite.go b/database/sqlite.go
index f922e7b6..9abc4f4a 100644
--- a/database/sqlite.go
+++ b/database/sqlite.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"github.com/gravitl/netmaker/db"
-	"time"
-
 	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3" // need to blank import this package
 )
 
@@ -35,9 +33,6 @@ func initSqliteDB() error {
 		return dbOpenErr
 	}
 
-	SqliteDB.SetMaxOpenConns(5)
-	SqliteDB.SetConnMaxLifetime(time.Hour)
-
 	return nil
 }