diff --git a/app/models/carto/api_key.rb b/app/models/carto/api_key.rb
index 35d6dad609..eea2ac1841 100644
--- a/app/models/carto/api_key.rb
+++ b/app/models/carto/api_key.rb
@@ -431,7 +431,6 @@ module Carto
     end
 
     def drop_db_role
-      db_run("REASSIGN OWNED BY \"#{db_role}\" TO postgres")
       db_run("DROP OWNED BY  \"#{db_role}\"")
       db_run("DROP ROLE \"#{db_role}\"")
     end