diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php
index 5de5e8f41042..02201ef86f60 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Bootstrap/LoadConfiguration.php
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ protected function mergeableOptions($name)
             'auth' => ['guards', 'providers', 'passwords'],
             'broadcasting' => ['connections'],
             'cache' => ['stores'],
-            'database' => ['connections', 'redis'],
+            'database' => ['connections'],
             'filesystems' => ['disks'],
             'logging' => ['channels'],
             'mail' => ['mailers'],