diff --git a/storage.py b/storage.py
index 9a7a540..b53853d 100644
--- a/storage.py
+++ b/storage.py
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_platform ON published_items(platform);
 
 class Storage:
     def __init__(self, db_path: str = DB_PATH):
-
-        
-        if not os.path.isfile(db_path):
-            db_path = os.environ.get("DB_FILE_FALLBACK", r"f:\workspace\Substack_JV\data\published.db")
-
-        print(db_path)
         pathlib.Path(db_path).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         self.conn = sqlite3.connect(db_path)
         self.conn.execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON;")