diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py b/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
index b3f4ee7..564b079 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async def create_test_domain(client_options: ClientOptions) -> None:
     helper = CadenceHelper(client_options, "create_test_domain", "")
     async with helper.client() as client:
         logging.info("Connecting to service...")
-        # It takes around a minute for the Cadence server to start up with Cassandra
+        # Allow time for the Cadence server to start up and set up its schema
         async with asyncio.timeout(120):
             await client.ready()
 
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/docker-compose.yml b/tests/integration_tests/docker-compose.yml
index 1ea16f9..571da84 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 version: "3.5"
 
 services:
-  cassandra:
-    image: cassandra:4.1.3
-    ports:
-      - "9042:9042"
-    networks:
-      services-network:
-        aliases:
-          - cassandra
-    healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "cqlsh", "-u cassandra", "-p cassandra" ,"-e describe keyspaces"]
-      interval: 15s
-      timeout: 30s
-      retries: 10
-
   statsd:
     image: hopsoft/graphite-statsd
     ports:
@@ -36,12 +22,10 @@ services:
       - "7935:7935"
       - "7939:7939"
     environment:
-      - "CASSANDRA_SEEDS=cassandra"
+      - "DB=sqlite"
       - "STATSD_ENDPOINT=statsd:8125"
       - "DYNAMIC_CONFIG_FILE_PATH=dynamicconfig/development.yaml"
     depends_on:
-      cassandra:
-        condition: service_healthy
       statsd:
         condition: service_started
     networks: