diff --git a/services/forgejo.nix b/services/forgejo.nix
index 746d840..ec40c57 100644
--- a/services/forgejo.nix
+++ b/services/forgejo.nix
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ in {
     enable = true;
     lfs.enable = true;
     database = {
-      type = "postgres";
-      createDatabase = false;
-      socket = "/run/postgresql";
+      type = "sqlite3";
+      createDatabase = true;
     };
     # https://forgejo.org/docs/latest/admin/config-cheat-sheet/
     settings = {
@@ -103,18 +102,6 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  assertions = let cfg = config.services.forgejo;
-  in [{ assertion = cfg.database.name == cfg.database.user; }];
-
-  services.postgresql = {
-    ensureDatabases = [ config.services.forgejo.database.name ];
-    ensureUsers = [{
-      name = config.services.forgejo.database.user;
-      ensureDBOwnership = true;
-      ensureClauses.login = true;
-    }];
-  };
-
   services.nginx.virtualHosts.${fqdn} =
     let serverCfg = config.services.forgejo.settings.server;
     in {