diff --git a/src/maintenance/coverage_crossref_updater.py b/src/maintenance/coverage_crossref_updater.py
index bf3fae019..4266d4b6f 100644
--- a/src/maintenance/coverage_crossref_updater.py
+++ b/src/maintenance/coverage_crossref_updater.py
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@
 from delphi.epidata.client.delphi_epidata import Epidata
 
 
-def main(database_impl=Database):
+def main():
   """Updates the table for the `coverage_crossref`."""
 
   logger = get_structured_logger("coverage_crossref_updater")
   start_time = time.time()
-  database = database_impl()
+  database = Database()
   database.connect()
 
   # compute and update coverage_crossref