diff --git a/kong-build-tools/test/kong-tests-compose.yaml b/kong-build-tools/test/kong-tests-compose.yaml
index 7bbd1ea9..5568352c 100644
--- a/kong-build-tools/test/kong-tests-compose.yaml
+++ b/kong-build-tools/test/kong-tests-compose.yaml
@@ -92,12 +92,6 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${KONG_PG_DATABASE:-kong}
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${KONG_PG_PASSWORD:-kong}
       POSTGRES_USER: ${KONG_PG_USER:-kong}
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "pg_isready", "-U", "${KONG_PG_USER:-kong}"]
-      interval: 30s
-      timeout: 30s
-      retries: 3
-    restart: on-failure
     stdin_open: true
     tty: true
     healthcheck: