diff --git a/src/server/app.js b/src/server/app.js
index 1670321313ede81f94428628f16459b9bd535325..ac0adf5803e008023db408782618f603b13c5e76 100644
--- a/src/server/app.js
+++ b/src/server/app.js
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ import downloadsRoute from './routes/downloadsRoute.js'
 import healthCheckRoute from './routes/healthCheckRoute.js'
 import readyCheckRoute from './routes/readyCheckRoute.js'
 import statisticsRoute from './routes/statisticsRoute.js'
-import databaseIsSync from './utils/databaseIsSync.js'
 
 /**
  * Setup the fastify instance with custom
@@ -165,9 +164,7 @@ fastify.listen({
   host: envConfig.ABSD_SERVER_HOST,
   port: envConfig.ABSD_SERVER_PORT
 }).then(async () => {
-  const dbShouldBeRebuilt = !await databaseIsSync(fastify)
-
-  if (envConfig.NODE_ENV === 'production' && dbShouldBeRebuilt) {
+  if (envConfig.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
     return await buildDatabase()
   }
 }).then((dbResults) => {