diff --git a/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh b/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh
index 83ae861e..4140108a 100644
--- a/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ if [ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]; then
   DATABASE_USERNAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $4}')"
   DATABASE_PASSWORD="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $5}')"
   DATABASE_NAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/] '{print $5}')"
-else
-  # Use existing environment variables
-  DATABASE_HOST="${DATABASE_HOST}"
-  DATABASE_PORT="${DATABASE_PORT}"
-  DATABASE_USERNAME="${DATABASE_USERNAME}"
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD="${DATABASE_PASSWORD}"
-  DATABASE_NAME="${DATABASE_NAME}"
 fi
 
 # Wait for the database to become available
diff --git a/docker/web-entrypoint.sh b/docker/web-entrypoint.sh
index 0419cb85..61e38430 100644
--- a/docker/web-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/web-entrypoint.sh
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ if [ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]; then
   DATABASE_USERNAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $4}')"
   DATABASE_PASSWORD="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $5}')"
   DATABASE_NAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/] '{print $5}')"
-else
-  # Use existing environment variables
-  DATABASE_HOST="${DATABASE_HOST}"
-  DATABASE_PORT="${DATABASE_PORT}"
-  DATABASE_USERNAME="${DATABASE_USERNAME}"
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD="${DATABASE_PASSWORD}"
-  DATABASE_NAME="${DATABASE_NAME}"
 fi
 
 # Export main database variables to ensure they're available