diff --git a/backend/src/app/db.clj b/backend/src/app/db.clj
index 81e2d9d09..6604df6b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/app/db.clj
+++ b/backend/src/app/db.clj
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 (ns app.db
   (:require
    [app.common.data :as d]
-   [app.common.data.macros :as dm]
    [app.common.exceptions :as ex]
    [app.common.geom.point :as gpt]
    [app.common.logging :as l]
@@ -61,22 +60,17 @@
 (s/def ::validation-timeout ::us/integer)
 (s/def ::read-only? ::us/boolean)
 
-(s/def ::statement-timeout ::us/integer)
-(s/def ::idle-in-transaction-timeout ::us/integer)
-
 (s/def ::pool-options
   (s/keys :opt-un [::uri ::name
                    ::min-size
                    ::max-size
                    ::connection-timeout
                    ::validation-timeout
-                   ::statement-timeout
-                   ::idle-in-transaction-timeout
                    ::migrations
                    ::username
                    ::password
-                   ::read-only?
-                   ::mtx/metrics]))
+                   ::mtx/metrics
+                   ::read-only?]))
 
 (def defaults
   {:name :main
@@ -86,8 +80,6 @@
    :validation-timeout 10000
    :idle-timeout 120000 ; 2min
    :max-lifetime 1800000 ; 30m
-   :statement-timeout 300000
-   :idle-in-transaction-timeout 300000
    :read-only? false})
 
 (defmethod ig/prep-key ::pool
@@ -135,6 +127,10 @@
 ;; API & Impl
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 
+(def initsql
+  (str "SET statement_timeout = 300000;\n"
+       "SET idle_in_transaction_session_timeout = 300000;"))
+
 (defn- create-datasource-config
   [{:keys [metrics uri] :as cfg}]
   (let [config (HikariConfig.)]
@@ -149,11 +145,7 @@
       (.setMaxLifetime       (:max-lifetime cfg))
       (.setMinimumIdle       (:min-size cfg))
       (.setMaximumPoolSize   (:max-size cfg))
-      (.setConnectionInitSql
-       (dm/fmt "SET statement_timeout=%; SET idle_in_transaction_session_timeout=%;"
-               (:statement-timeout cfg)
-               (:idle-in-transaction-timeout cfg)))
-
+      (.setConnectionInitSql initsql)
       (.setInitializationFailTimeout -1))
 
     ;; When metrics namespace is provided