diff --git a/core/server/data/db/connection.js b/core/server/data/db/connection.js
index 34b5baad6a..f43387ff13 100644
--- a/core/server/data/db/connection.js
+++ b/core/server/data/db/connection.js
@@ -36,19 +36,6 @@ function configure(dbConfig) {
         dbConfig.connection.timezone = 'Z';
         dbConfig.connection.charset = 'utf8mb4';
         dbConfig.connection.decimalNumbers = true;
-
-        // NOTE: disabled so that worker processes can use the db without
-        // requiring logging and causing file desriptor leaks.
-        // See https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/issues/12496
-        //
-        // const logging = require('@tryghost/logging');
-        // const errors = require('@tryghost/errors');
-        // dbConfig.connection.loggingHook = function loggingHook(err) {
-        //     logging.error(new errors.InternalServerError({
-        //         code: 'MYSQL_LOGGING_HOOK',
-        //         err: err
-        //     }));
-        // };
     }
 
     return dbConfig;