diff --git a/ops/terraform/modules/app_service/variables.tf b/ops/terraform/modules/app_service/variables.tf
index 5e8ea57f..1a204d5e 100644
--- a/ops/terraform/modules/app_service/variables.tf
+++ b/ops/terraform/modules/app_service/variables.tf
@@ -22,19 +22,3 @@ variable "app_settings" {
 variable "health_path" {
   default = "/"
 }
-
-variable "postgres_db_name" {
-  description = "The name of the PostgreSQL database"
-  type        = string
-}
-
-variable "postgres_password" {
-  description = "The password for the PostgreSQL database"
-  type        = string
-  sensitive   = true # This ensures Terraform treats the password as sensitive
-}
-
-variable "postgres_user" {
-  description = "The username for the PostgreSQL database"
-  type        = string
-}
diff --git a/ops/terraform/variables.tf b/ops/terraform/variables.tf
index a6a6345b..c245a6a1 100644
--- a/ops/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/ops/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 variable "client_id" {}
 variable "name" {}
-variable "postgres_db_name" {}
-variable "postgres_password" {}
 variable "postgres_server_id" {}
-variable " postgres_user" {}
 variable "object_id" {}
 variable "tenant_id" {}
+
 variable "sku_name" {
   type        = string
   description = "The Azure Stock Keep Unit (SKU) version"
 }
+
 variable "subscription_id" {}
+
 variable "resource_group_name" {
   description = "value of the Azure resource group to deploy to"
 }