diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 626ad33244..dfc64829f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -74,5 +74,4 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./apps/sim
         env:
           DATABASE_URL: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && secrets.DATABASE_URL || secrets.STAGING_DATABASE_URL }}
-          DATABASE_SSL_CERT: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && secrets.DATABASE_SSL_CERT || '' }}
         run: bunx drizzle-kit migrate
diff --git a/apps/sim/drizzle.config.ts b/apps/sim/drizzle.config.ts
index 627648335c..a0088e017f 100644
--- a/apps/sim/drizzle.config.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,11 @@
 import type { Config } from 'drizzle-kit'
 import { env } from './lib/env'
 
-const connectionString = env.POSTGRES_URL ?? env.DATABASE_URL
-
-let sslConfig: { rejectUnauthorized: boolean; ca: string } | undefined
-if (env.DATABASE_SSL_CERT) {
-  sslConfig = { rejectUnauthorized: true, ca: env.DATABASE_SSL_CERT }
-}
-
 export default {
   schema: './db/schema.ts',
   out: './db/migrations',
   dialect: 'postgresql',
   dbCredentials: {
-    url: connectionString,
-    ssl: sslConfig,
+    url: env.DATABASE_URL,
   },
 } satisfies Config
diff --git a/apps/sim/lib/env.ts b/apps/sim/lib/env.ts
index d370d3a9fb..67336a6448 100644
--- a/apps/sim/lib/env.ts
+++ b/apps/sim/lib/env.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
 
   server: {
     // Core Database & Authentication
-    DATABASE_URL:                          z.string().url(),                       // Primary database connection string (without SSL cert)
-    DATABASE_SSL_CERT:                     z.string().optional(),                  // SSL certificate content for database connection
+    DATABASE_URL:                          z.string().url(),                       // Primary database connection string
     BETTER_AUTH_URL:                       z.string().url(),                       // Base URL for Better Auth service
     BETTER_AUTH_SECRET:                    z.string().min(32),                     // Secret key for Better Auth JWT signing
     DISABLE_REGISTRATION:                  z.boolean().optional(),                 // Flag to disable new user registration