diff --git a/fly.toml b/fly.toml
index 61ed0817..8a768eb7 100644
--- a/fly.toml
+++ b/fly.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ app = "indie-stack-template"
 kill_signal = "SIGINT"
 kill_timeout = 5
 processes = []
+swap_size_mb = 512
 
 [experimental]
   allowed_public_ports = []
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 4488fd10..109a13c3 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,5 @@
 # run, which is why this file exists in the first place.
 # Learn more: https://community.fly.io/t/sqlite-not-getting-setup-properly/4386
 
-# allocate swap space
-fallocate -l 512M /swapfile
-chmod 0600 /swapfile
-mkswap /swapfile
-echo 10 > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness
-swapon /swapfile
-echo 1 > /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory
-
 npx prisma migrate deploy
 npm run start