diff --git a/internal/quickdb/region.go b/internal/quickdb/region.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1900e33a14..0000000000
--- a/internal/quickdb/region.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-package quickdb
-
-import (
-	"net/http"
-	"sync"
-)
-
-var region string
-var once sync.Once
-
-func GetClosestRegion() string {
-	once.Do(func() {
-		resp, err := http.Get("https://find-closest-db-region.sqlc.dev")
-		if err == nil {
-			region = resp.Header.Get("Region")
-		}
-	})
-	return region
-}