diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 12d1637..49c9055 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -2,30 +2,10 @@
 
 with pkgs;
 
-let
-  sql_file = "psql_creation.sql";
-  data_dir = "$(pwd)/.pgdata";
-  origin = "databases/odyfo.db";
-
-in mkShell {
-  buildInputs = [ postgresql python27 python27Packages.virtualenv ];
+mkShell {
+  buildInputs = [ python27 python27Packages.virtualenv ];
 
   shellHook = ''
-    trap "kill 0" EXIT
-    export PGDATA="${data_dir}"
-    export PGHOST="${data_dir}"
-
-    if [ ! -d ${data_dir} ]; then
-      initdb --auth-local=trust --no-locale --encoding=UTF8
-    fi
-
-    if ! pg_ctl status; then
-      pg_ctl start -o "--unix_socket_directories=${data_dir} --listen_addresses='''"
-    fi
-
-    alias psql='psql -d postgres'
-    alias nuke='rm -rf ${data_dir}'
-
     # Workaround to use pip
     SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH=$(date +%s)
     virtualenv .venv