diff --git a/.env.dev.example b/.env.dev.example
index f974e73ec..258930876 100644
--- a/.env.dev.example
+++ b/.env.dev.example
@@ -13,16 +13,10 @@ DEFAULT_LANGUAGE="English"
 ## Leave unset to allow all hosts
 # ALLOWED_HOSTS="localhost,127.0.0.1,[::1]"
 
-OL_URL=https://openlibrary.org
-
-## Database backend to use.
-## Default is postgres, sqlite is for dev quickstart only (NOT production!!!)
-BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND=postgres
-
 MEDIA_ROOT=images/
 
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=fedireads
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=securedbypassword123
 POSTGRES_USER=fedireads
 POSTGRES_DB=fedireads
 POSTGRES_HOST=db
diff --git a/.env.prod.example b/.env.prod.example
index 97dce4d47..f8424a5df 100644
--- a/.env.prod.example
+++ b/.env.prod.example
@@ -13,16 +13,10 @@ DEFAULT_LANGUAGE="English"
 ## Leave unset to allow all hosts
 # ALLOWED_HOSTS="localhost,127.0.0.1,[::1]"
 
-OL_URL=https://openlibrary.org
-
-## Database backend to use.
-## Default is postgres, sqlite is for dev quickstart only (NOT production!!!)
-BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND=postgres
-
 MEDIA_ROOT=images/
 
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=securedbpassword123
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=securedbypassword123
 POSTGRES_USER=fedireads
 POSTGRES_DB=fedireads
 POSTGRES_HOST=db
diff --git a/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
index 75c1c4b41..f9159efe1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/django-tests.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
         SECRET_KEY: beepbeep
         DEBUG: true
         DOMAIN: your.domain.here
-        OL_URL: https://openlibrary.org
         BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND: postgres
         MEDIA_ROOT: images/
         POSTGRES_PASSWORD: hunter2
diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 964fcd8fe..239ae241d 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ SECRET_KEY = env("SECRET_KEY")
 DEBUG = env.bool("DEBUG", True)
 
 ALLOWED_HOSTS = env.list("ALLOWED_HOSTS", ["*"])
-OL_URL = env("OL_URL")
 
 # Application definition
 
@@ -115,10 +114,8 @@ STREAMS = ["home", "local", "federated"]
 # Database
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#databases
 
-BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND = env("BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND", "postgres")
-
-BOOKWYRM_DBS = {
-    "postgres": {
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2",
         "NAME": env("POSTGRES_DB", "fedireads"),
         "USER": env("POSTGRES_USER", "fedireads"),
@@ -128,8 +125,6 @@ BOOKWYRM_DBS = {
     },
 }
 
-DATABASES = {"default": BOOKWYRM_DBS[BOOKWYRM_DATABASE_BACKEND]}
-
 
 LOGIN_URL = "/login/"
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = "bookwyrm.User"
@@ -137,6 +132,7 @@ AUTH_USER_MODEL = "bookwyrm.User"
 # Password validation
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.2/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
 
+# pylint: disable=line-too-long
 AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     {
         "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",