diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/astro.config.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/astro.config.ts
index aa8fa54a41..e653b10c3a 100644
--- a/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/astro.config.ts
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/astro.config.ts
@@ -39,19 +39,5 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			Event,
 			Ticket,
 		},
-		data({ seed, mode }) {
-			if (mode === 'dev') {
-				seed(Event, [
-					{
-						name: 'Sampha LIVE in Brooklyn',
-						description:
-							'Sampha is on tour with his new, flawless album Lahai. Come see the live performance outdoors in Prospect Park. Yes, there will be a grand piano 🎹',
-						date: new Date('2024-01-01'),
-						ticketPrice: 10000,
-						location: 'Brooklyn, NY',
-					},
-				]);
-			}
-		},
 	},
 });
diff --git a/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/db/seed.ts b/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/db/seed.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9789cbd66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/db/test/fixtures/ticketing-example/db/seed.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Event, db } from 'astro:db';
+
+await db.insert(Event).values({
+	name: 'Sampha LIVE in Brooklyn',
+	description:
+		'Sampha is on tour with his new, flawless album Lahai. Come see the live performance outdoors in Prospect Park. Yes, there will be a grand piano 🎹',
+	date: new Date('2024-01-01'),
+	ticketPrice: 10000,
+	location: 'Brooklyn, NY',
+});