diff --git a/weblate/utils/tasks.py b/weblate/utils/tasks.py
index 2e1c0ec943dd..1cf4981f1b16 100644
--- a/weblate/utils/tasks.py
+++ b/weblate/utils/tasks.py
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ def database_backup():
         subprocess.run(
             cmd,
             env=env,
-            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
             stdin=subprocess.DEVNULL,
             check=True,
             universal_newlines=True,