diff --git a/classes/healtcheck/HealtcheckBase.php b/classes/healtcheck/HealtcheckBase.php
index bc52b9b0..7cc4e04a 100644
--- a/classes/healtcheck/HealtcheckBase.php
+++ b/classes/healtcheck/HealtcheckBase.php
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@ public function __construct()
         $this->response->setContentType('text/plain');
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Do not connect to the database be default!
-     *
-     * @param \NanoApp $app
-     * @return \Database|null
-     */
-    protected static function getDatabase(\NanoApp $app)
-    {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @param string $msg
      */