diff --git a/src/config/redis.config.js b/src/config/redis.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e11915b..0000000
--- a/src/config/redis.config.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-module.exports = {
-    REDIS_HOST: process.env.REDIS_HOST,
-    REDIS_PORT: process.env.REDIS_PORT
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/intent.controller.js b/src/controllers/intent.controller.js
index 20ed7bd..69fd313 100644
--- a/src/controllers/intent.controller.js
+++ b/src/controllers/intent.controller.js
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ exports.getIntentCommand = async (req, res) => {
 
         console.log(`\n[Backend Intents] Processing intent.`);
 
-        await redis.client.connect().catch(console.error)
-
         const intent = await Intent.findOne({ where: { description: req.body.text } });
 
         if (intent) {
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ exports.getIntentCommand = async (req, res) => {
                 }
             );
 
-            await redis.client.quit();
-
             console.log(`Intent matched and published to stream: ${commandId}`);
 
             return res.json({
@@ -82,8 +78,6 @@ exports.getIntentCommand = async (req, res) => {
                 }
             );
 
-            await redis.client.quit();
-
             console.log(`No intent match, error published: ${errorId}`);
 
             return res.status(400).json({
@@ -95,8 +89,6 @@ exports.getIntentCommand = async (req, res) => {
             });
         }
     } catch (err) {
-        await redis.client.quit();
-
         console.error("getIntentCommand error:", err);
 
         return res.status(500).send({message: err.message || "Internal server error."});