diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
index 2ad9c9bcf4..382ee11590 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.NetCore/appsettings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "umbracoDbDSN": "Data Source=|DataDirectory|\\Umbraco.sdf;Flush Interval=1;"
+    "umbracoDbDSN": ""
   },
   "Serilog": {
     "MinimumLevel": {