diff --git a/server/scripts/setup-database.js b/server/scripts/setup-database.js
index 32a45b4..33e5b97 100644
--- a/server/scripts/setup-database.js
+++ b/server/scripts/setup-database.js
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 const { Sequelize } = re    // Models are already initialized through the imports
-    console.log('📋 Models loaded and ready...');
-
-    // For fresh database, just sync to create tables first
-    console.log('🏗️  Creating database tables...');
-    await sequelize.sync({ force: true }); // WARNING: This will drop existing tables
-    console.log('✅ Database tables created successfully.\n');sequelize');
+    console.log('📋 Models loaded and ready...');ire('sequelize');
 const bcrypt = require('bcryptjs');
 
 // Import models from the main models index