diff --git a/dev/ci/backend-integration.sh b/dev/ci/backend-integration.sh
index b4bf494fa8cd..cf4e8663afff 100755
--- a/dev/ci/backend-integration.sh
+++ b/dev/ci/backend-integration.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ if curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail $URL; then
 fi
 
 echo "--- Running a daemonized $IMAGE as the test subject..."
-CONTAINER="$(docker container run -d -e DEPLOY_TYPE=dev -e GOTRACEBACK=all "$IMAGE")"
+CONTAINER="$(docker container run -d -e GOTRACEBACK=all "$IMAGE")"
 trap 'kill $(jobs -p -r)'" ; docker logs --timestamps $CONTAINER ; docker container rm -f $CONTAINER ; docker image rm -f $IMAGE" EXIT
 
 docker exec "$CONTAINER" apk add --no-cache socat
diff --git a/enterprise/internal/insights/insights.go b/enterprise/internal/insights/insights.go
index b64c20555c13..44e051cdfbc1 100644
--- a/enterprise/internal/insights/insights.go
+++ b/enterprise/internal/insights/insights.go
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, enterpriseServices *enterprise.Services) error {
 		// TimescaleDB in those deployments. https://github.com/sourcegraph/sourcegraph/issues/17218
 		return nil
 	}
+	if conf.IsDeployTypeSingleDockerContainer(conf.DeployType()) {
+		// Code insights is not supported in single-container Docker demo deployments.
+		return nil
+	}
 	timescale, err := initializeCodeInsightsDB()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err