diff --git a/conf/database.properties b/conf/database.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 621c0c737a..0000000000
--- a/conf/database.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# Transaction manager implementation. The default is `consensus-commit`.
-#scalar.db.transaction_manager=consensus-commit
-
-# Storage implementation used for Consensus Commit. The default is `cassandra`.
-#scalar.db.storage=cassandra
-
-# Comma-separated contact points.
-scalar.db.contact_points=localhost
-
-# Port number for all the contact points.
-#scalar.db.contact_port=
-
-# Credential information to access the database.
-scalar.db.username=cassandra
-scalar.db.password=cassandra
-
-# Isolation level used for Consensus Commit. Either `SNAPSHOT` or `SERIALIZABLE` can be specified. The default is `SNAPSHOT`.
-#scalar.db.consensus_commit.isolation_level=
-
-# Serializable strategy used for Consensus Commit.
-# Either `EXTRA_READ` or `EXTRA_WRITE` can be specified. The default is `EXTRA_READ`.
-# If `SNAPSHOT` is specified in the property `scalar.db.consensus_commit.isolation_level`, this is ignored.
-#scalar.db.consensus_commit.serializable_strategy=
-
-# The given namespace name will be used by operations that do not already specify a namespace.
-# By default, no default namespace name is set on operations.
-#scalar.db.default_namespace_name=<a_namespace_name>
-