diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 09addb15..70c50ae5 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -1133,43 +1133,18 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         ),
     )
 
-    # Database Connection Pool Configuration
-    # Controls SQLAlchemy QueuePool behaviour for PostgreSQL/MySQL.
-    # SQLite uses NullPool and ignores these settings.
-    db_pool_size: int = Field(
-        default=5,
-        description="Number of persistent connections kept in the pool. Ignored for SQLite.",
-    )
-    db_max_overflow: int = Field(
-        default=10,
-        description=("Maximum number of connections that can be opened beyond db_pool_size. Ignored for SQLite."),
-    )
-    db_pool_timeout: int = Field(
-        default=30,
-        description="Seconds to wait for a connection from the pool before raising an error. Ignored for SQLite.",
-    )
-    db_pool_recycle: int = Field(
-        default=1800,
-        description=(
-            "Seconds after which a connection is recycled to prevent stale connections. "
-            "Ignored for SQLite. Default: 1800 (30 minutes)."
-        ),
-    )
-
-    # Per-user upload rate limiting (health-aware limiter)
-    # Controls how many uploads a single user may submit within a sliding window.
+    # Per-user upload rate limiting (health-aware, Redis-backed sliding window)
     upload_rate_limit_per_user: int = Field(
         default=20,
         description=(
-            "Maximum number of uploads allowed per user within the upload_rate_limit_window. "
-            "The limiter may dynamically reduce this value when Redis queue depth or CPU load is high."
+            "Maximum number of file uploads allowed per user within the sliding window. "
+            "The effective limit may be reduced dynamically when the system is under heavy load "
+            "(high queue depth or CPU usage). Set to 0 to disable per-user upload rate limiting."
         ),
     )
     upload_rate_limit_window: int = Field(
         default=60,
-        description=(
-            "Sliding window in seconds over which upload_rate_limit_per_user is enforced. Default: 60 seconds."
-        ),
+        description="Sliding window size in seconds for per-user upload rate limiting (default: 60).",
     )
 
     # Rate Limiting Configuration (see SECURITY_AUDIT.md and docs/API.md)
@@ -1191,20 +1166,6 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
         description="Stricter rate limit for authentication endpoints to prevent brute force attacks.",
     )
 
-    # Per-user upload rate limiting (health-aware, Redis-backed sliding window)
-    upload_rate_limit_per_user: int = Field(
-        default=20,
-        description=(
-            "Maximum number of file uploads allowed per user within the sliding window. "
-            "The effective limit may be reduced dynamically when the system is under heavy load "
-            "(high queue depth or CPU usage). Set to 0 to disable per-user upload rate limiting."
-        ),
-    )
-    upload_rate_limit_window: int = Field(
-        default=60,
-        description="Sliding window size in seconds for per-user upload rate limiting (default: 60).",
-    )
-
     # CORS Configuration (see SECURITY_AUDIT.md – Infrastructure Security section)
     # Disabled by default since most deployments use a reverse proxy (Traefik, Nginx, etc.)
     # that already adds CORS headers. Enable only if deploying without a reverse proxy or if
diff --git a/app/utils/settings_service.py b/app/utils/settings_service.py
index 6a912bfc..41fe3874 100644
--- a/app/utils/settings_service.py
+++ b/app/utils/settings_service.py
@@ -2601,51 +2601,6 @@ SETTING_METADATA = {
         "required": False,
         "restart_required": False,
     },
-    # Database Connection Pool
-    "db_pool_size": {
-        "category": "Core",
-        "description": (
-            "Number of persistent connections kept in the SQLAlchemy QueuePool. "
-            "Has no effect for SQLite databases. Default: 5."
-        ),
-        "type": "integer",
-        "sensitive": False,
-        "required": False,
-        "restart_required": True,
-    },
-    "db_max_overflow": {
-        "category": "Core",
-        "description": (
-            "Maximum extra connections that can be opened beyond db_pool_size. "
-            "Has no effect for SQLite databases. Default: 10."
-        ),
-        "type": "integer",
-        "sensitive": False,
-        "required": False,
-        "restart_required": True,
-    },
-    "db_pool_timeout": {
-        "category": "Core",
-        "description": (
-            "Seconds to wait for a connection from the pool before raising an error. "
-            "Has no effect for SQLite databases. Default: 30."
-        ),
-        "type": "integer",
-        "sensitive": False,
-        "required": False,
-        "restart_required": True,
-    },
-    "db_pool_recycle": {
-        "category": "Core",
-        "description": (
-            "Seconds after which idle connections are recycled to prevent stale connections. "
-            "Has no effect for SQLite databases. Default: 1800 (30 minutes)."
-        ),
-        "type": "integer",
-        "sensitive": False,
-        "required": False,
-        "restart_required": True,
-    },
     # Per-user upload rate limiting
     "upload_rate_limit_per_user": {
         "category": "Security",
@@ -2704,26 +2659,6 @@ SETTING_METADATA = {
         "required": False,
         "restart_required": True,
     },
-    "upload_rate_limit_per_user": {
-        "category": "Security",
-        "description": (
-            "Maximum number of file uploads allowed per user within the sliding window. "
-            "The effective limit may be reduced dynamically when the system is under heavy load. "
-            "Set to 0 to disable per-user upload rate limiting. Default: 20."
-        ),
-        "type": "integer",
-        "sensitive": False,
-        "required": False,
-        "restart_required": False,
-    },
-    "upload_rate_limit_window": {
-        "category": "Security",
-        "description": ("Sliding window size in seconds for per-user upload rate limiting. Default: 60."),
-        "type": "integer",
-        "sensitive": False,
-        "required": False,
-        "restart_required": False,
-    },
     # CORS
     "cors_enabled": {
         "category": "Security",