diff --git a/server/jobs/util-worker.js b/server/jobs/util-worker.js
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index 1aeec794d6..0000000000
--- a/server/jobs/util-worker.js
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@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-const { parentPort, workerData } = require("worker_threads");
-const Database = require("../database");
-const path = require("path");
-
-/**
- * Send message to parent process for logging
- * since worker_thread does not have access to stdout, this is used
- * instead of console.log()
- * @param {any} any The message to log
- */
-const log = function (any) {
-    if (parentPort) {
-        parentPort.postMessage(any);
-    }
-};
-
-/**
- * Exit the worker process
- * @param {number} error The status code to exit
- */
-const exit = function (error) {
-    if (error && error !== 0) {
-        process.exit(error);
-    } else {
-        if (parentPort) {
-            parentPort.postMessage("done");
-        } else {
-            process.exit(0);
-        }
-    }
-};
-
-/** Connects to the database */
-const connectDb = async function () {
-    const dbPath = path.join(
-        process.env.DATA_DIR || workerData["data-dir"] || "./data/"
-    );
-
-    Database.init({
-        "data-dir": dbPath,
-    });
-
-    await Database.connect();
-};
-
-module.exports = {
-    log,
-    exit,
-    connectDb,
-};