diff --git a/scaffold/postgresql_yml.cg b/scaffold/postgresql_yml.cg
index a9f18e51..28926dab 100644
--- a/scaffold/postgresql_yml.cg
+++ b/scaffold/postgresql_yml.cg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Default: &defaults
-  adapter: postgres
   user: ~project~
   password: ~project~
   host: localhost
diff --git a/scaffold/sqlite_yml.cg b/scaffold/sqlite_yml.cg
index 1919d640..ec25b88e 100644
--- a/scaffold/sqlite_yml.cg
+++ b/scaffold/sqlite_yml.cg
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 Default: &defaults
-  adapter: sqlite
   database: ~project~.sqlite3
 
 Development: