diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 4a6f1f378..93b3acabf 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ module Fizzy
     # config.time_zone = "Central Time (US & Canada)"
     # config.eager_load_paths << Rails.root.join("extras")
 
-    # enable load_async
-    config.active_record.async_query_executor = :global_thread_pool
-
     # include the tenant in query logs
     config.active_record.query_log_tags_enabled = true
     config.active_record.query_log_tags = [ :tenant ]