diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/Chart.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/Chart.yaml
index 88abbccaa..6a6229fb9 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/Chart.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/Chart.yaml
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ dependencies:
     version: 6.0.4
     alias: minio
     repository: https://operator.min.io/
-  - name: postgres-cluster
-    alias: postgres-16-cluster
-    version: 3.21.0
-    repository: http://alexlebens.github.io/helm-charts
   - name: postgres-cluster
     alias: postgres-17-cluster
     version: 3.21.0
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/templates/external-secret.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/templates/external-secret.yaml
index d7ea8e9ef..fe0af4cd8 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/templates/external-secret.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/templates/external-secret.yaml
@@ -185,38 +185,6 @@ spec:
         metadataPolicy: None
         property: config.env
 
----
-apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
-kind: ExternalSecret
-metadata:
-  name: ryot-postgresql-16-cluster-backup-secret
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: ryot-postgresql-16-cluster-backup-secret
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion }}
-    app.kubernetes.io/component: database
-    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ .Release.Name }}
-spec:
-  secretStoreRef:
-    kind: ClusterSecretStore
-    name: vault
-  data:
-    - secretKey: ACCESS_KEY_ID
-      remoteRef:
-        conversionStrategy: Default
-        decodingStrategy: None
-        key: /digital-ocean/home-infra/postgres-backups
-        metadataPolicy: None
-        property: access
-    - secretKey: ACCESS_SECRET_KEY
-      remoteRef:
-        conversionStrategy: Default
-        decodingStrategy: None
-        key: /digital-ocean/home-infra/postgres-backups
-        metadataPolicy: None
-        property: secret
-
 ---
 apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1beta1
 kind: ExternalSecret
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/values.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/values.yaml
index b9b6fc6d4..20edb6e30 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/values.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/applications/ryot/values.yaml
@@ -198,21 +198,6 @@ minio:
       host: minio-ryot-cl01tl
       path: /
       pathType: Prefix
-postgres-16-cluster:
-  mode: standalone
-  cluster:
-    walStorage:
-      storageClass: local-path
-    storage:
-      storageClass: local-path
-    monitoring:
-      enabled: true
-  backup:
-    enabled: true
-    endpointURL: https://nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com
-    destinationPath: s3://postgres-backups-ce540ddf106d186bbddca68a/cl01tl/ryot/ryot-postgresql-16-cluster
-    endpointCredentials: ryot-postgresql-16-cluster-backup-secret
-    backupIndex: 1
 postgres-17-cluster:
   mode: standalone
   cluster: