diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-database.yml b/.github/workflows/build-database.yml
index 98d5439..8579273 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-database.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-database.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 name: Build Awesome Database
 
 on:
-  schedule:
-    # Run daily at 02:00 UTC
-    - cron: '0 2 * * *'
-  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering
+  # Disabled: Database is now built on VPS via systemd timer
+  # schedule:
+  #   # Run daily at 02:00 UTC
+  #   - cron: '0 2 * * *'
+  workflow_dispatch:  # Allow manual triggering (kept for emergency use)
     inputs:
       index_mode:
         description: 'Indexing mode'