diff --git a/lib/neo4j/rails/railtie.rb b/lib/neo4j/rails/railtie.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/neo4j/rails/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/neo4j/rails/railtie.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module Neo4j
     # register migrations in config/initializers
     initializer "neo4j.start", :after => :load_config_initializers do |app|
       Neo4j::Config.setup.merge!(app.config.neo4j.to_hash)
-      Neo4j.start
     end
   end
 end
No need to start up neo4j unless needed. E.g. prevent starting neo4j for rake routes.