diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 30c5ecf37..9e90edbc4 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ import databaseMigration from './api/database-migration';
 import syncAssets from './sync-assets';
 import icons from './api/liquid/icons';
 import { Common } from './api/common';
-import mining from './api/mining';
-import HashratesRepository from './repositories/HashratesRepository';
 import poolsUpdater from './tasks/pools-updater';
 import indexer from './indexer';
 
diff --git a/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts b/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
index aac301256..05a1da5dc 100644
--- a/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
+++ b/backend/src/tasks/pools-updater.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class PoolsUpdater {
   }
 
   public async updatePoolsJson() {
-    if (['mainnet', 'testnet', 'signet'].includes(config.MEMPOOL.NETWORK) === false) {
+    if (['mainnet', 'testnet', 'signet'].includes(config.MEMPOOL.NETWORK) === false || config.DATABASE.ENABLED === false) {
       return;
     }