diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index fada6cb4..452e682f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -67,15 +67,6 @@ def client(server_url: str) -> Letta:
     yield client_instance
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def disable_db_pooling_for_tests():
-    """Disable database connection pooling for the entire test session."""
-    os.environ["LETTA_DISABLE_SQLALCHEMY_POOLING"] = "true"
-    yield
-    if "LETTA_DISABLE_SQLALCHEMY_POOLING" in os.environ:
-        del os.environ["LETTA_DISABLE_SQLALCHEMY_POOLING"]
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 async def cleanup_db_connections():
     """Cleanup database connections after each test."""