diff --git a/src/engineering_platform/server.py b/src/engineering_platform/server.py
index ad32ce39..d8823cac 100644
--- a/src/engineering_platform/server.py
+++ b/src/engineering_platform/server.py
@@ -1321,7 +1321,6 @@ def _platform_component_detail(data_root: Path, component_id: str) -> dict[str,
         installation = {
             "runtime_path": str(runtime_executable.parent.parent),
             "central_data_path": str(data_root.resolve()),
-            "database_path": str((data_root / SERVER_DATABASE_FILENAME).resolve()),
             "launch_agent_path": str(service_paths.plist_path),
             "error_log_path": str(service_paths.stderr_log),
         }
diff --git a/tests/engineering/test_server_foundation.py b/tests/engineering/test_server_foundation.py
index f20ac66a..47f0c947 100644
--- a/tests/engineering/test_server_foundation.py
+++ b/tests/engineering/test_server_foundation.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_component_details_expose_only_the_relevant_installed_locations(self) ->
         relay = server._platform_component_detail(self.root, "dashboard_relay")
 
         self.assertEqual(details["installation"]["central_data_path"], str(self.root.resolve()))
-        self.assertEqual(details["installation"]["database_path"], str((self.root / "engineering.db").resolve()))
+        self.assertNotIn("database_path", details["installation"])
         self.assertIn("runtime_path", details["installation"])
         self.assertIn("launch_agent_path", details["installation"])
         self.assertEqual(database["installation"], {