diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
index 757ac381ed..cef926fad2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "$schema": "./umbraco/config/appsettings-schema.json",
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "umbracoDbDSN": "Data Source=|DataDirectory|\\Umbraco.sdf;Flush Interval=1;"
+    "umbracoDbDSN": ""
   },
   "Serilog": {
     "MinimumLevel": {
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}