diff --git a/portal/database.py b/portal/database.py
index ac45a3e51..6e80e45c9 100644
--- a/portal/database.py
+++ b/portal/database.py
@@ -4,7 +4,4 @@
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask_sqlalchemy_caching import CachingQuery
 
-# Test theory, that the coupling of redis to sql is what causes
-# unittests to become deadlocked when trying to drop all tables
-#db = SQLAlchemy(query_class=CachingQuery)
-db = SQLAlchemy()
+db = SQLAlchemy(query_class=CachingQuery)