diff --git a/services/bitwarden_rs.nix b/services/bitwarden_rs.nix
index 10ce7cc..09ca5e8 100644
--- a/services/bitwarden_rs.nix
+++ b/services/bitwarden_rs.nix
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ in {
       };
     };
 
-    systemd.services.matrix-synapse = {
-      after = [ "postgresql.service" ];
-    };
-
     # needed for bitwarden to find files to serve for the vault
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
       bitwarden_rs-vault