diff --git a/modules/services/server/matrix.nix b/modules/services/server/matrix.nix
index 939e5d4..1fb47eb 100644
--- a/modules/services/server/matrix.nix
+++ b/modules/services/server/matrix.nix
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ in {
             } ];
           }
         ];
-        database.args.user = "synapse";
-        database.args.database = "synapsedb";
         extraConfigFiles = [
             config.age.secrets."services/matrix/synapse.yml".path
         ];