diff --git a/helper/sync-db b/helper/sync-db
index 912c44df..45fa4dfa 100755
--- a/helper/sync-db
+++ b/helper/sync-db
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use strict;
 use warnings;
 use English;
 use YAML::XS qw(LoadFile);
-use Template;
 use Hash::Merge qw(merge);
 use DBI;
 use Capture::Tiny qw(capture);
@@ -15,8 +14,6 @@ sub sync_extra_sockets;
 sub db_connect;
 my $dbh;
 
-my $tt = Template->new({ ABSOLUTE => 1, RELATIVE => 1 });
-
 my $config = {};
 foreach my $file (@ARGV) {
   $config = merge($config, LoadFile($file));