diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index bc39208384..b64fa1dbdd 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 tmux \
-	new-session "sh riot/stop.sh; sh synapse/stop.sh; sh synapse/clear.sh; sh synapse/start.sh; sh riot/start.sh; read"\; \
+	new-session "sh riot/stop.sh; sh synapse/stop.sh; sh synapse/start.sh; sh riot/start.sh; read"\; \
 	split-window "sleep 5; node start.js; sh riot/stop.sh; sh synapse/stop.sh; read"\; \
 	select-layout even-vertical
diff --git a/synapse/clear.sh b/synapse/clear.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index b2bee9ac47..0000000000
--- a/synapse/clear.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-BASE_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname $0))
-pushd $BASE_DIR
-pushd installations/consent
-rm homeserver.db
-popd
-popd
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/synapse/config-templates/consent/homeserver.yaml b/synapse/config-templates/consent/homeserver.yaml
index 6ba15c9af0..a27fbf6f10 100644
--- a/synapse/config-templates/consent/homeserver.yaml
+++ b/synapse/config-templates/consent/homeserver.yaml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ database:
   # Arguments to pass to the engine
   args:
     # Path to the database
-    database: "{{SYNAPSE_ROOT}}homeserver.db"
+    database: ":memory:"
 
 # Number of events to cache in memory.
 event_cache_size: "10K"