diff --git a/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/AddDataSource.tsx b/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/AddDataSource.tsx
index 7d6c06b4dc0..73b302bab45 100644
--- a/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/AddDataSource.tsx
+++ b/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/AddDataSource.tsx
@@ -6,30 +6,6 @@ import DropdownButton from '../../../Common/DropdownButton/DropdownButton';
 import CollapsibleToggle from '../../../Common/CollapsibleToggle/CollapsibleToggle';
 import { DataSource } from '../../../../metadata/types';
 
-// const customSelectBoxStyles = {
-//   control: {
-//     height: '34px',
-//     minHeight: '34px !important',
-//   },
-//   container: {
-//     width: '156px',
-//     height: '34px',
-//     minHeight: '34px !important',
-//   },
-//   dropdownIndicator: {
-//     padding: '5px',
-//   },
-//   placeholder: {
-//     top: '50%',
-//     fontSize: '12px',
-//   },
-//   singleValue: {
-//     fontSize: '12px',
-//     top: '44%',
-//     color: '#555555',
-//   },
-// };
-
 type AddDataSourceProps = {
   onSubmit(data: DataSource, successCallback: () => void): void;
 };
@@ -49,9 +25,11 @@ const AddDataSource = ({ onSubmit }: AddDataSourceProps) => {
       {
         name: databaseName.trim(),
         driver: 'postgres',
-        fromEnv: urlType === 'from-env',
         connection_pool_settings: retryConf,
-        url: databaseUrl.trim(),
+        url:
+          urlType === 'from-env'
+            ? { from_env: databaseUrl.trim() }
+            : databaseUrl.trim(),
       },
       () => {
         setDatabaseUrl('');
@@ -66,19 +44,6 @@ const AddDataSource = ({ onSubmit }: AddDataSourceProps) => {
   const expandedContent = () => (
     <div style={{ width: '100%' }}>
       <form className={`form-inline ${styles.display_flex}`}>
-        {/* <span className={styles.add_mar_right_mid}>
-          <SearchableSelect
-            options={drivers}
-            onChange={(opt: any) =>
-              setDatabaseType(typeof opt === 'string' ? opt : opt.value)
-            }
-            value={databaseType || ''}
-            bsClass="modify_select"
-            styleOverrides={customSelectBoxStyles}
-            filterOption="prefix"
-            placeholder="database type"
-          />
-        </span> */}
         <input
           placeholder="database name"
           type="text"
diff --git a/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/ManageDatabase.tsx b/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/ManageDatabase.tsx
index 5226576e719..6199a9a03f0 100644
--- a/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/ManageDatabase.tsx
+++ b/console/src/components/Services/Data/Schema/ManageDatabase.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ const ManageDatabase: React.FC<ManageDatabaseProps> = ({
                 retries: data.connection_pool_settings.retries,
               }),
             },
-            dbUrl: typeof data.url === 'string' ? data.url : data.url.from_env,
+            dbUrl: data.url,
           },
         },
         successCallback
diff --git a/console/src/metadata/actions.ts b/console/src/metadata/actions.ts
index 60fedd7346c..c46720a660d 100644
--- a/console/src/metadata/actions.ts
+++ b/console/src/metadata/actions.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ export interface AddDataSourceRequest {
     driver: Driver;
     payload: {
       name: string;
-      dbUrl: string;
+      dbUrl: string | { from_env: string };
       connection_pool_settings: {
         max_connections?: number;
         idle_timeout?: number; // in seconds
diff --git a/console/src/metadata/selector.ts b/console/src/metadata/selector.ts
index 077e4461cc7..d7d7bc3c49a 100644
--- a/console/src/metadata/selector.ts
+++ b/console/src/metadata/selector.ts
@@ -338,10 +338,7 @@ export const getDataSources = createSelector(getMetadata, metadata => {
   metadata?.sources.forEach(source => {
     sources.push({
       name: source.name,
-      url:
-        source.configuration?.connection_info?.database_url ||
-        'HASURA_GRAPHQL_DATABASE_URL',
-      fromEnv: false,
+      url: source.configuration?.connection_info?.database_url || '',
       connection_pool_settings: source.configuration?.connection_info
         ?.pool_settings || {
         retries: 1,
diff --git a/console/src/metadata/sourcesUtils.ts b/console/src/metadata/sourcesUtils.ts
index 666f57796b2..ab7d6ce3e77 100644
--- a/console/src/metadata/sourcesUtils.ts
+++ b/console/src/metadata/sourcesUtils.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export const addSource = (
   driver: Driver,
   payload: {
     name: string;
-    dbUrl: string;
+    dbUrl: string | { from_env: string };
     connection_pool_settings?: {
       max_connections?: number;
       idle_timeout?: number;
diff --git a/console/src/metadata/types.ts b/console/src/metadata/types.ts
index 291a17e44a6..2d5b0a896ee 100644
--- a/console/src/metadata/types.ts
+++ b/console/src/metadata/types.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { PermissionsType } from '../components/Services/RemoteSchema/Permissions
 export type DataSource = {
   name: string;
   url: string | { from_env: string };
-  fromEnv: boolean;
   driver: Driver;
   connection_pool_settings?: {
     max_connections?: number;
@@ -856,7 +855,7 @@ export interface MetadataDataSource {
   kind?: 'postgres' | 'mysql';
   configuration?: {
     connection_info?: {
-      database_url?: string;
+      database_url: string | { from_env: string };
       pool_settings?: {
         max_connections: number;
         idle_timeout: number;