diff --git a/env.json b/env.json
index e0572dd..1a2e171 100644
--- a/env.json
+++ b/env.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         "DB_NAME": "/dev/article-rec-db/name",
         "DB_PASSWORD": "/dev/database/password",
         "DB_USER": "/dev/database/user",
-        "DB_HOST": "/dev/database/host",
+        "DB_HOST": "/dev/read-database/host",
         "PORT": 5000,
         "DEBUG": true,
         "TEST_DB": false,
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "DB_NAME": "/prod/article-rec-db/name",
         "DB_PASSWORD": "/prod/database/password",
         "DB_USER": "/prod/database/user",
-        "DB_HOST": "/prod/database/host",
+        "DB_HOST": "/prod/read-database/host",
         "DEBUG": false,
         "ADMIN_TOKEN": "/prod/article-rec-api/admin-token"
     }
diff --git a/handlers/model.py b/handlers/model.py
index cbf6742..faf98ae 100644
--- a/handlers/model.py
+++ b/handlers/model.py
@@ -71,13 +71,3 @@ async def get(self):
             "results": [x.to_dict() for x in query],
         }
         self.api_response(res)
-
-    @admin_only
-    async def patch(self, _id):
-        try:
-            resource = get_resource(self.mapping, _id)
-        except DoesNotExist:
-            raise tornado.web.HTTPError(404, "RESOURCE DOES NOT EXIST")
-        self.mapping.set_current(_id, resource["type"], resource["site"])
-        resource = get_resource(self.mapping, _id)
-        self.api_response(resource)
diff --git a/tests/handlers/test_model_handler.py b/tests/handlers/test_model_handler.py
index 90ea96f..bc7af8c 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/test_model_handler.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/test_model_handler.py
@@ -134,67 +134,3 @@ async def test_get__site__filter(self):
 
         assert len(results["results"]) == 1
         assert results["results"][0]["site"] == "texas-tribune"
-
-    @tornado.testing.gen_test
-    async def test_patch__no_admin_token__throws_error(self):
-        response = await self.http_client.fetch(
-            self.get_url(f"{self._endpoint}/1/set_current"),
-            method="PATCH",
-            raise_error=False,
-            allow_nonstandard_methods=True,
-        )
-
-        assert response.code == 401
-
-    @tornado.testing.gen_test
-    async def test_patch__wrong_admin_token__throws_error(self):
-        response = await self.http_client.fetch(
-            self.get_url(f"{self._endpoint}/1/set_current"),
-            method="PATCH",
-            raise_error=False,
-            allow_nonstandard_methods=True,
-            headers={"Authorization": "bad-auth"},
-        )
-
-        assert response.code == 403
-
-    @tornado.testing.gen_test
-    async def test_patch__missing_resource__throws_error(self):
-        response = await self.http_client.fetch(
-            self.get_url(f"{self._endpoint}/1/set_current"),
-            method="PATCH",
-            raise_error=False,
-            allow_nonstandard_methods=True,
-            headers={"Authorization": config.get("ADMIN_TOKEN")},
-        )
-
-        assert response.code == 404
-
-    @tornado.testing.gen_test
-    async def test_patch__good_admin_token__updates_resource(self):
-        old_current = ModelFactory.create(
-            status=Status.CURRENT.value, site=Site.TEXAS_TRIBUNE.value
-        )
-        new_current = ModelFactory.create(
-            status=Status.STALE.value, site=Site.TEXAS_TRIBUNE.value
-        )
-        wrong_site = ModelFactory.create(
-            status=Status.CURRENT.value, site=Site.WCP.value
-        )
-
-        response = await self.http_client.fetch(
-            self.get_url(f"{self._endpoint}/{new_current['id']}/set_current"),
-            method="PATCH",
-            raise_error=False,
-            allow_nonstandard_methods=True,
-            headers={"Authorization": config.get("ADMIN_TOKEN")},
-        )
-
-        assert response.code == 200
-
-        old_current = get_resource(Model, old_current["id"])
-        new_current = get_resource(Model, new_current["id"])
-        wrong_site = get_resource(Model, wrong_site["id"])
-        assert old_current["status"] == Status.STALE.value
-        assert new_current["status"] == Status.CURRENT.value
-        assert wrong_site["status"] == Status.CURRENT.value