diff --git a/dbal/connect.go b/dbal/connect.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6733abb7..00000000
--- a/dbal/connect.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright © 2023 Ory Corp
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-package dbal
diff --git a/dbal/driver.go b/dbal/driver.go
index 1410543a..f80fae5b 100644
--- a/dbal/driver.go
+++ b/dbal/driver.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 package dbal
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ type Driver interface {
 
 	// Ping returns nil if the driver has connectivity and is healthy or an error otherwise.
 	Ping() error
+	PingContext(context.Context) error
 }
 
 // RegisterDriver registers a driver