diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/common/src/index.ts b/cluster/pulumi/common/src/index.ts
index 2c66af56cb..5f9a04b202 100644
--- a/cluster/pulumi/common/src/index.ts
+++ b/cluster/pulumi/common/src/index.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export * from './dockerConfig';
 export * from './serviceAccount';
 export * from './participantKms';
 export * from './config/migrationSchema';
-export * from './postgres';
 export * from './pruning';
 export * from './config/loadTesterConfig';
 export * from './config/networkWideConfig';
diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/common/src/postgres.ts b/cluster/pulumi/common/src/postgres.ts
index 26421f4176..c20bb18ba8 100644
--- a/cluster/pulumi/common/src/postgres.ts
+++ b/cluster/pulumi/common/src/postgres.ts
@@ -65,12 +65,7 @@ export class CloudPostgres extends pulumi.ComponentResource implements Postgres
     secretName: string,
     cloudSqlConfig: CloudSqlConfig,
     active: boolean = true,
-    opts: {
-      disableProtection?: boolean;
-      migrationId?: string;
-      logicalDecoding?: boolean;
-      disableBackups?: boolean;
-    } = {}
+    opts: { disableProtection?: boolean; migrationId?: string; logicalDecoding?: boolean } = {}
   ) {
     const instanceLogicalName = xns.logicalName + '-' + instanceName;
     const instanceLogicalNameAlias = xns.logicalName + '-' + alias; // pulumi name before #12391
@@ -98,8 +93,8 @@ export class CloudPostgres extends pulumi.ComponentResource implements Postgres
             ...(opts.logicalDecoding ? [{ name: 'cloudsql.logical_decoding', value: 'on' }] : []),
           ],
           backupConfiguration: {
-            enabled: !opts.disableBackups,
-            pointInTimeRecoveryEnabled: !opts.disableBackups,
+            enabled: true,
+            pointInTimeRecoveryEnabled: true,
             ...(spliceConfig.pulumiProjectConfig.cloudSql.backupsToRetain
               ? {
                   backupRetentionSettings: {
diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/performanceTests.ts b/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/performanceTests.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 0677b50292..0000000000
--- a/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/performanceTests.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024 Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-import { CloudPostgres, ExactNamespace } from '@lfdecentralizedtrust/splice-pulumi-common';
-
-export function createCloudSQLInstanceForPerformanceTests(
-  ghaNamespace: ExactNamespace
-): CloudPostgres {
-  return new CloudPostgres(
-    ghaNamespace,
-    'performance-test-db',
-    'performance-test-db',
-    'performance-test-db-secret',
-    {
-      enabled: true,
-      maintenanceWindow: { day: 2, hour: 8 },
-      protected: false,
-      tier: 'db-custom-2-7680', // same as devnet & testnet as of Jan 2026
-      enterprisePlus: false,
-    },
-    true,
-    {
-      disableProtection: true,
-      disableBackups: true,
-      logicalDecoding: false,
-    }
-  );
-}
diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.test.ts b/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.test.ts
index 516cf795be..668889c260 100644
--- a/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.test.ts
+++ b/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ jest.mock('./config', () => ({
     runnerHookVersion: '1.1',
   },
 }));
-class FakeCloudPostgres extends pulumi.Resource {}
 jest.mock('@lfdecentralizedtrust/splice-pulumi-common', () => ({
   __esModule: true,
   appsAffinityAndTolerations: {},
@@ -23,9 +22,6 @@ jest.mock('@lfdecentralizedtrust/splice-pulumi-common', () => ({
   HELM_MAX_HISTORY_SIZE: 42,
   imagePullSecretByNamespaceNameForServiceAccount: () => [],
   infraAffinityAndTolerations: {},
-  CloudPostgres: function CloudPostgres() {
-    return new FakeCloudPostgres('CloudPostgres', 'cloud-postgres', true);
-  },
 }));
 jest.mock('@lfdecentralizedtrust/splice-pulumi-common/src/config/envConfig', () => ({
   __esModule: true,
diff --git a/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.ts b/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.ts
index b4c604adec..71f1514c6d 100644
--- a/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.ts
+++ b/cluster/pulumi/gha/src/runners.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes';
 import {
   appsAffinityAndTolerations,
-  CloudPostgres,
   DOCKER_REPO,
-  ExactNamespace,
   HELM_MAX_HISTORY_SIZE,
   imagePullSecretByNamespaceNameForServiceAccount,
   infraAffinityAndTolerations,
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ import yaml from 'js-yaml';
 
 import { createCachePvc } from './cache';
 import { ghaConfig } from './config';
-import { createCloudSQLInstanceForPerformanceTests } from './performanceTests';
 
 type ResourcesSpec = {
   requests?: {
@@ -406,8 +403,7 @@ function installK8sRunnerScaleSet(
   cachePvcName: string,
   resources: ResourcesSpec,
   serviceAccountName: string,
-  dependsOn: Resource[],
-  performanceTestsDb: CloudPostgres
+  dependsOn: Resource[]
 ): Release {
   const podConfigMapName = `${name}-pod-config`;
   // A configMap that will be mounted to runner pods and provide additional pod spec for the workflow pods
@@ -538,23 +534,6 @@ function installK8sRunnerScaleSet(
                     name: 'ACTIONS_RUNNER_CONTAINER_HOOK_TEMPLATE',
                     value: '/pod.yaml',
                   },
-                  {
-                    name: 'PERFORMANCE_TESTS_DB_HOST',
-                    value: performanceTestsDb.address,
-                  },
-                  {
-                    name: 'PERFORMANCE_TESTS_DB_USER',
-                    value: 'cnadmin',
-                  },
-                  {
-                    name: 'PERFORMANCE_TESTS_DB_PASSWORD',
-                    valueFrom: {
-                      secretKeyRef: {
-                        key: 'postgresPassword',
-                        name: performanceTestsDb.secretName,
-                      },
-                    },
-                  },
                 ],
                 volumeMounts: [
                   {
@@ -722,10 +701,9 @@ function installK8sRunnerScaleSets(
   runnersNamespace: Namespace,
   tokenSecret: Secret,
   cachePvcName: string,
-  serviceAccountName: string,
-  performanceTestsDb: CloudPostgres
+  serviceAccountName: string
 ): void {
-  const dependsOn = [controller, runnersNamespace, tokenSecret, performanceTestsDb];
+  const dependsOn = [controller, runnersNamespace, tokenSecret];
 
   runnerSpecs
     .filter(spec => spec.k8s)
@@ -737,8 +715,7 @@ function installK8sRunnerScaleSets(
         cachePvcName,
         spec.resources,
         serviceAccountName,
-        dependsOn,
-        performanceTestsDb
+        dependsOn
       );
     });
 }
@@ -777,17 +754,12 @@ function installPodMonitor(runnersNamespace: Namespace) {
   );
 }
 
-const GHA_NAMESPACE_NAME = 'gha-runners';
 export function installRunnerScaleSets(controller: k8s.helm.v3.Release): void {
-  const runnersNamespace = new Namespace(GHA_NAMESPACE_NAME, {
+  const runnersNamespace = new Namespace('gha-runners', {
     metadata: {
-      name: GHA_NAMESPACE_NAME,
+      name: 'gha-runners',
     },
   });
-  const exactNs: ExactNamespace = {
-    ns: runnersNamespace,
-    logicalName: GHA_NAMESPACE_NAME,
-  };
 
   const tokenSecret = new k8s.core.v1.Secret(
     'gh-access-token',
@@ -819,15 +791,7 @@ export function installRunnerScaleSets(controller: k8s.helm.v3.Release): void {
   const saName = 'k8s-runners';
   installRunnersServiceAccount(runnersNamespace, saName);
 
-  const performanceTestsDb = createCloudSQLInstanceForPerformanceTests(exactNs);
   installDockerRunnerScaleSets(controller, runnersNamespace, tokenSecret, cachePvc, saName);
-  installK8sRunnerScaleSets(
-    controller,
-    runnersNamespace,
-    tokenSecret,
-    cachePvcName,
-    saName,
-    performanceTestsDb
-  );
+  installK8sRunnerScaleSets(controller, runnersNamespace, tokenSecret, cachePvcName, saName);
   installPodMonitor(runnersNamespace);
 }