diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
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--- a/.env.template
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@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
 ## Define the size of the connection pool used for connecting to the database.
 # DATABASE_MAX_CONNS=10
 
-## Database timeout
-## Timeout when acquiring database connection
-# DATABASE_TIMEOUT=30
-
 ## Database connection initialization
 ## Allows SQL statements to be run whenever a new database connection is created.
 ## This is mainly useful for connection-scoped pragmas.