1 files changed, 0 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
index 418c086254..311523e0ed 100644
--- a/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
+++ b/synapse/app/federation_reader.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ from synapse.replication.slave.storage.transactions import SlavedTransactionStor
 from synapse.replication.tcp.client import ReplicationClientHandler
 from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyApiV2Resource
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
-from synapse.storage.engines import create_engine
 from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
 from synapse.util.manhole import manhole
 from synapse.util.versionstring import get_version_string
@@ -162,14 +161,10 @@ def start(config_options):
 
     events.USE_FROZEN_DICTS = config.use_frozen_dicts
 
-    database_engine = create_engine(config.database_config)
-
     ss = FederationReaderServer(
         config.server_name,
-        db_config=config.database_config,
         config=config,
         version_string="Synapse/" + get_version_string(synapse),
-        database_engine=database_engine,
     )
 
     setup_logging(ss, config, use_worker_options=True)