diff --git a/docker-compose.e2e.yml b/docker-compose.e2e.yml
index 1a5e959f66..3d4065197d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.e2e.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.e2e.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       ALEPH_DATABASE_URI: "postgresql://aleph:aleph@postgres/aleph_e2e"
       FTM_STORE_URI: "postgresql://aleph:aleph@postgres/aleph_e2e"
-      TAGS_DATABASE_URI: "sqlite:///tags.db"
 
   ui:
     environment: