diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/metadata.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/metadata.rb
index 7cb7483..1e7a7fc 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/metadata.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-ejabberd/metadata.rb
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ chef_version '>= 12.14' if respond_to?(:chef_version)
 # source_url 'https://github.com/<insert_org_here>/kosmos-ejabberd'
 
 depends "kosmos-postgresql"
-depends "database"
 depends "backup"