diff --git a/streaming/index.js b/streaming/index.js
index 627b677a8..9e4674590 100644
--- a/streaming/index.js
+++ b/streaming/index.js
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ if (cluster.isMaster) {
   const pgConfigs = {
     development: {
       database: 'mastodon_development',
-      host:     '/var/run/postgresql',
       max:      10,
     },