diff --git a/src/services/database.js b/src/services/database.js
index 76945992..27369564 100644
--- a/src/services/database.js
+++ b/src/services/database.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export const createDbConnection = () => {
     useNewUrlParser: true,
     useUnifiedTopology: true,
     autoIndex: true,
-    readPreference: 'nearest',
   });
 
   console.log('Attempting MongoDB URI:', MONGO_URI);