diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/base.py
index fffb39096..cfc434f25 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from contextlib import contextmanager
-import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from langflow.services.base import Service
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Session, create_engine
@@ -8,61 +7,6 @@ from alembic.config import Config
 from alembic import command
 
 
-class Engine:
-    _instance = None
-
-    @classmethod
-    def get(cls):
-        logger.debug("Getting database engine")
-        if cls._instance is None:
-            cls.create()
-        return cls._instance
-
-    @classmethod
-    def create(cls):
-        logger.debug("Creating database engine")
-        from langflow.settings import settings
-
-        if langflow_database_url := os.getenv("LANGFLOW_DATABASE_URL"):
-            settings.DATABASE_URL = langflow_database_url
-            logger.debug("Using LANGFLOW_DATABASE_URL")
-
-        if settings.DATABASE_URL and settings.DATABASE_URL.startswith("sqlite"):
-            connect_args = {"check_same_thread": False}
-        else:
-            connect_args = {}
-        if not settings.DATABASE_URL:
-            raise RuntimeError("No database_url provided")
-        cls._instance = create_engine(settings.DATABASE_URL, connect_args=connect_args)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def update(cls):
-        logger.debug("Updating database engine")
-        cls._instance = None
-        cls.create()
-
-
-def create_db_and_tables():
-    logger.debug("Creating database and tables")
-    try:
-        SQLModel.metadata.create_all(Engine.get())
-    except Exception as exc:
-        logger.error(f"Error creating database and tables: {exc}")
-        raise RuntimeError("Error creating database and tables") from exc
-    # Now check if the table Flow exists, if not, something went wrong
-    # and we need to create the tables again.
-    from sqlalchemy import inspect
-
-    inspector = inspect(Engine.get())
-    if "flow" not in inspector.get_table_names():
-        logger.error("Something went wrong creating the database and tables.")
-        logger.error("Please check your database settings.")
-
-        raise RuntimeError("Something went wrong creating the database and tables.")
-    else:
-        logger.debug("Database and tables created successfully")
-
-
 class DatabaseManager(Service):
     name = "database_manager"
 
@@ -136,11 +80,6 @@ def session_getter(db_manager: DatabaseManager):
         session.close()
 
 
-def get_session():
-    with Session(Engine.get()) as session:
-        yield session
-
-
 def initialize_database():
     logger.debug("Initializing database")
     from langflow.services import service_manager, ServiceType
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
index 9843339a5..1eb2793b3 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/base.py
@@ -166,7 +166,3 @@ def load_settings_from_yaml(file_path: str) -> Settings:
             logger.debug(f"Loading {len(settings_dict[key])} {key} from {file_path}")
 
     return Settings(**settings_dict)
-
-
-langflow_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent
-settings = load_settings_from_yaml(str(langflow_dir / "config.yaml"))