diff --git a/cookbook/views/api.py b/cookbook/views/api.py
index c44459f37..a6e69d562 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/api.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/api.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class FuzzyFilterMixin(viewsets.ModelViewSet, ExtendedRecipeMixin):
                 filter = Q(name__icontains=query)
                 if self.request.user.is_authenticated:
                     if any([self.model.__name__.lower() in x for x in
-                            self.request.user.searchpreference.unaccent.values_list('field', flat=True)]):
+                            self.request.user.searchpreference.unaccent.values_list('field', flat=True)]) and (settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.postgresql'):
                         filter |= Q(name__unaccent__icontains=query)
 
                 self.queryset = (
diff --git a/recipes/settings.py b/recipes/settings.py
index d1deaebe0..b09935cba 100644
--- a/recipes/settings.py
+++ b/recipes/settings.py
@@ -675,16 +675,4 @@ DISABLE_EXTERNAL_CONNECTORS = extract_bool('DISABLE_EXTERNAL_CONNECTORS', False)
 EXTERNAL_CONNECTORS_QUEUE_SIZE = int(os.getenv('EXTERNAL_CONNECTORS_QUEUE_SIZE', 100))
 
 mimetypes.add_type("text/javascript", ".js", True)
-mimetypes.add_type("text/javascript", ".mjs", True)
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default': {
-        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
-        'HOST': 'localhost',
-        'PORT': 5432,
-        'USER': 'postgres',
-        'PASSWORD': 'mrDJJpbMC9znd4xwVz2a',
-        'NAME': 'tandoor_test_db',
-        'CONN_MAX_AGE': 60,
-    }
-}
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+mimetypes.add_type("text/javascript", ".mjs", True)
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