diff --git a/packages/geo/src/geo.ts b/packages/geo/src/geo.ts
index 392acee6..e2a5a148 100644
--- a/packages/geo/src/geo.ts
+++ b/packages/geo/src/geo.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
-import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { dirname } from 'node:path';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
@@ -30,32 +29,8 @@ async function loadDatabase(): Promise<ReaderModel | null> {
       console.log('GeoLite2-City.mmdb loaded (local)', dbPathLocal);
       return Reader.openBuffer(dbBuffer);
     } catch {
-      // Try node_modules resolution (for Vercel/serverless environments)
-      try {
-        const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
-        // Resolve the package entry point, then find package.json relative to it
-        const packageEntry = require.resolve('@openpanel/geo');
-        let packageDir = path.dirname(packageEntry);
-        // Walk up to find package.json (package entry might be in src/ or dist/)
-        for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-          try {
-            await readFile(path.join(packageDir, 'package.json'));
-            break; // Found package.json
-          } catch {
-            packageDir = path.dirname(packageDir);
-          }
-        }
-        const nodeModulesPath = path.join(packageDir, filename);
-        const dbBuffer = await readFile(nodeModulesPath);
-        console.log(
-          'GeoLite2-City.mmdb loaded (node_modules)',
-          nodeModulesPath,
-        );
-        return Reader.openBuffer(dbBuffer);
-      } catch {
-        console.error('GeoLite2-City.mmdb not found (node_modules)');
-        return null;
-      }
+      console.error('GeoLite2-City.mmdb not found', { dbPath, dbPathLocal });
+      return null;
     }
   }
 }