diff --git a/src/system_fsm/running.cpp b/src/system_fsm/running.cpp
index 9d91e7f1..70b4e99c 100644
--- a/src/system_fsm/running.cpp
+++ b/src/system_fsm/running.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void Running::entry() {
 
   ESP_LOGI(kTag, "opening database");
   sFileGatherer = new database::FileGathererImpl();
-  database::Database::Destroy();
   auto database_res =
       database::Database::Open(*sFileGatherer, sServices->tag_parser());
   if (database_res.has_error()) {