diff --git a/exampleconfig.json b/exampleconfig.json
index 2d65365888f37e18114280d103eaea80c77dffb7..683304e155564afdc95ea212ec78fefcaa238c5d 100644
--- a/exampleconfig.json
+++ b/exampleconfig.json
@@ -6,13 +6,6 @@
     "port": 443,
     "cookie_secret": "supersecret"
   },
-  "database": {
-    "host": "localhost",
-    "user": "user",
-    "password": "supersecret",
-    "database": "dbname",
-    "dbtype": "mysql"
-  },
   "auth": {
     "provider": "google",
     "oauth_client_id": "nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.apps.googleusercontent.com",