diff --git a/pages/api/image.js b/pages/api/image.js
index b7c2d270..d6ef8c08 100644
--- a/pages/api/image.js
+++ b/pages/api/image.js
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-import { connect } from '../../src/core/db'
 import Image from '../../src/core/Image'
 import { encodeImage } from '../../src/api/image'
 import { withMiddleware } from '../../src/middlewares/withMiddleware'
 
 export default withMiddleware(async (req, res) => {
-    await connect()
-
     const file = req.query.file
     const image = await Image.findByFile(file)