diff --git a/charts/shipyard/templates/bin/_airflow-db-sync.sh.tpl b/charts/shipyard/templates/bin/_airflow-db-sync.sh.tpl
index f0dcb42c..0d8f4e00 100644
--- a/charts/shipyard/templates/bin/_airflow-db-sync.sh.tpl
+++ b/charts/shipyard/templates/bin/_airflow-db-sync.sh.tpl
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 set -ex
 
-airflow db init
 airflow db migrate