diff --git a/infra/cdk8s.ts b/infra/cdk8s.ts
index 9702de50..7dd36a86 100644
--- a/infra/cdk8s.ts
+++ b/infra/cdk8s.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
       githubPat: '/eks/github/linz-li-bot/pat',
 
       // Argo Database connection password
-      argoDbPassword: '/eks/argo/postgres/password',
+      //argoDbPassword: '/eks/argo/postgres/password',
     }),
     describeCluster(ClusterName),
   ]);
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
     clusterName: ClusterName,
     saName: cfnOutputs[CfnOutputKeys.ArgoRunnerServiceAccountName],
     tempBucketName: ScratchBucketName,
-    argoDbEndpoint: cfnOutputs[CfnOutputKeys.ArgoDbEndpoint],
-    argoDbPassword: ssmConfig.argoDbPassword,
+    // argoDbEndpoint: cfnOutputs[CfnOutputKeys.ArgoDbEndpoint],
+    // argoDbPassword: ssmConfig.argoDbPassword,
   });
 
   new ArgoExtras(app, 'argo-extras', {
diff --git a/infra/charts/argo.workflows.ts b/infra/charts/argo.workflows.ts
index 8758297c..9136e86b 100644
--- a/infra/charts/argo.workflows.ts
+++ b/infra/charts/argo.workflows.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { Chart, ChartProps, Duration, Helm } from 'cdk8s';
-import { Secret } from 'cdk8s-plus-30';
 import { Construct } from 'constructs';
 
-import { ArgoDbName, ArgoDbUser, DefaultRegion } from '../constants.js';
+import { DefaultRegion } from '../constants.js';
 import { applyDefaultLabels } from '../util/labels.js';
 
 export interface ArgoWorkflowsProps {
@@ -24,18 +23,18 @@ export interface ArgoWorkflowsProps {
    * @example "Workflows"
    */
   clusterName: string;
-  /**
-   * The Argo database endpoint
-   *
-   * @example "argodb-argodb4be14fa2-p8yjinijwbro.cmpyjhgv78aj.ap-southeast-2.rds.amazonaws.com"
-   */
-  argoDbEndpoint: string;
-  /**
-   * The Argo database password
-   *
-   * @example "eighoo5room0aeM^ahz0Otoh4aakiipo"
-   */
-  argoDbPassword: string;
+  // /**
+  //  * The Argo database endpoint
+  //  *
+  //  * @example "argodb-argodb4be14fa2-p8yjinijwbro.cmpyjhgv78aj.ap-southeast-2.rds.amazonaws.com"
+  //  */
+  // argoDbEndpoint: string;
+  // /**
+  //  * The Argo database password
+  //  *
+  //  * @example "eighoo5room0aeM^ahz0Otoh4aakiipo"
+  //  */
+  // argoDbPassword: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -72,29 +71,29 @@ export class ArgoWorkflows extends Chart {
       },
     };
 
-    const argoDbSecret = new Secret(this, 'argo-postgres-config', {});
-    argoDbSecret.addStringData('username', ArgoDbUser);
-    argoDbSecret.addStringData('password', props.argoDbPassword);
+    // const argoDbSecret = new Secret(this, 'argo-postgres-config', {});
+    // argoDbSecret.addStringData('username', ArgoDbUser);
+    // argoDbSecret.addStringData('password', props.argoDbPassword);
 
-    const persistence = {
-      connectionPool: {
-        maxIdleConns: 100,
-        maxOpenConns: 0,
-      },
-      nodeStatusOffLoad: true,
-      archive: true,
-      archiveTTL: '', // never expire archived workflows
-      postgresql: {
-        host: props.argoDbEndpoint,
-        port: 5432,
-        database: ArgoDbName,
-        tableName: 'argo_workflows',
-        userNameSecret: { name: argoDbSecret.name, key: 'username' },
-        passwordSecret: { name: argoDbSecret.name, key: 'password' },
-        ssl: true,
-        sslMode: 'require',
-      },
-    };
+    // const persistence = {
+    //   connectionPool: {
+    //     maxIdleConns: 100,
+    //     maxOpenConns: 0,
+    //   },
+    //   nodeStatusOffLoad: true,
+    //   archive: true,
+    //   archiveTTL: '', // never expire archived workflows
+    //   postgresql: {
+    //     host: props.argoDbEndpoint,
+    //     port: 5432,
+    //     database: ArgoDbName,
+    //     tableName: 'argo_workflows',
+    //     userNameSecret: { name: argoDbSecret.name, key: 'username' },
+    //     passwordSecret: { name: argoDbSecret.name, key: 'password' },
+    //     ssl: true,
+    //     sslMode: 'require',
+    //   },
+    // };
 
     const DefaultNodeSelector = {
       'eks.amazonaws.com/capacityType': 'ON_DEMAND',
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ export class ArgoWorkflows extends Chart {
           extraArgs: [],
           // FIXME: workaround for https://github.com/argoproj/argo-workflows/issues/11657
           extraEnv: [{ name: 'WATCH_CONTROLLER_SEMAPHORE_CONFIGMAPS', value: 'false' }],
-          persistence,
+          // persistence,
           replicas: 2,
           workflowDefaults: {
             spec: {
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ export class ArgoWorkflows extends Chart {
           },
         },
         workflow: {
-          rbac: { create: true },
+          //rbac: { create: true },
           serviceAccount: { create: false, name: props.saName },
         },
       },
diff --git a/infra/constants.ts b/infra/constants.ts
index f11bd887..2f024c53 100644
--- a/infra/constants.ts
+++ b/infra/constants.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 export const ClusterName = 'WorkflowsNP';
 /** LINZ conventional name for Argo Workflows artifact bucket */
 export const ScratchBucketName = `linz-${ClusterName.toLowerCase()}-scratch`;
-/** Argo Database Instance name */
-export const ArgoDbInstanceName = 'ArgoDb';
-/** Argo Database name */
-export const ArgoDbName = 'argo';
-/** Argo Database user */
-export const ArgoDbUser = 'argo_user';
-/** AWS default region for our stack */
+// /** Argo Database Instance name */
+// export const ArgoDbInstanceName = 'ArgoDb';
+// /** Argo Database name */
+// export const ArgoDbName = 'argo';
+// /** Argo Database user */
+// export const ArgoDbUser = 'argo_user';
+// /** AWS default region for our stack */
 export const DefaultRegion = 'ap-southeast-2';
 
 /**
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export const UseNodeLocalDns = true;
 export const CfnOutputKeys = {
   ClusterEndpoint: 'ClusterEndpoint',
 
-  ArgoDbEndpoint: 'ArgoDbEndpoint',
+  // ArgoDbEndpoint: 'ArgoDbEndpoint',
 
   KarpenterServiceAccountName: 'KarpenterServiceAccountName',
   KarpenterServiceAccountRoleArn: 'KarpenterServiceAccountRoleArn',