diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
index eee1402bf..193e5fed8 100644
--- a/config.ru
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 # This file is used by Rack-based servers to start the application.
 
-# Honeycomb must be initialized before the Rails app starts
-# see <https://docs.honeycomb.io/getting-data-in/ruby/beeline/> for details
-require "honeycomb-beeline"
-Honeycomb.init(
-  writekey: ENV["HONEYCOMB_API_KEY"],
-  # NOTE: dataset should probably be set using "HONEYCOMB_DATASET" env,
-  # to avoid hardcoding "dev.to" as a name
-  dataset: "dev.to-#{ENV['RAILS_ENV']}",
-)
-
 require ::File.expand_path("../config/environment", __FILE__)
 run Rails.application