diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 29f89f7..0e1b4dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ jobs:
           POSTGRES_DB: piku_test
           POSTGRES_USER: test
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password123
-          # WHY?: gitea act runner seems to persist volumes (veryyy stubborn -_-)
-          # Redirecting PGDATA to /tmp ensures a fresh init every run.
-          PGDATA: /tmp/pgdata
         ports:
           - 5442:5432
         options: --health-cmd pg_isready --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 5