diff --git a/tap_athena/client.py b/tap_athena/client.py
index c5293c1..4a3f51f 100644
--- a/tap_athena/client.py
+++ b/tap_athena/client.py
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@
 
 import typing as t
 
-import sqlalchemy
 from singer_sdk import SQLConnector, SQLStream
 
-if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
-
 
 class AthenaConnector(SQLConnector):
     """The connector for SQLite.
@@ -38,21 +34,6 @@ def get_sqlalchemy_url(self, config: dict[str, t.Any]) -> str:
             f"schema={config['schema_name']}"
         )
 
-    def create_engine(self) -> Engine:
-        """Create a SQLAlchemy engine.
-
-        Returns:
-            A SQLAlchemy engine.
-        """
-        return sqlalchemy.create_engine(
-            self.sqlalchemy_url,
-            echo=False,
-            # TODO: Enable JSON serialization/deserialization.
-            # https://github.com/MeltanoLabs/tap-athena/issues/35
-            # json_serializer=self.serialize_json,  # noqa: ERA001
-            # json_deserializer=self.deserialize_json,  # noqa: ERA001
-        )
-
 
 class AthenaStream(SQLStream):
     """The Stream class for Athena."""