diff --git a/Dockerfile.spilo b/Dockerfile.spilo
index 8c6e54b..f8c5a94 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.spilo
+++ b/Dockerfile.spilo
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ COPY --from=columnar_15 /pg_ext /
 
 # configuration
 COPY files/spilo/postgres-appliance/scripts /scripts/
-COPY files/spilo/postgres-appliance/pgq_ticker.ini /home/postgres/
 
 ARG POSTGRES_BASE_VERSION
 # Default envs
diff --git a/files/spilo/postgres-appliance/pgq_ticker.ini b/files/spilo/postgres-appliance/pgq_ticker.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d78236..0000000
--- a/files/spilo/postgres-appliance/pgq_ticker.ini
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[pgqd]
-initial_database = postgres
-
-# how often to run maintenance [seconds]
-maint_period = 600
-
-# how often to run ticker [seconds]
-ticker_period = 60