diff --git a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
index 9f82e26e1..69b495ea8 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/queue-processor.ts
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ const main = async () => {
     throw '[queue-processor] error redis is not initialized'
   }
 
-  // Init the backend queue now
-  await getBackendQueue()
-
   const worker = new Worker(
     QUEUE_NAME,
     async (job: Job) => {