diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 5efba4acc7..c95e24dc1c 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -989,7 +989,6 @@ function autoname($len) {
 if(! function_exists('killme')) {
 function killme() {
 	session_write_close();
-	closedb();
 	exit;
 }}
 
diff --git a/include/dba.php b/include/dba.php
index 32f1ac3edb..70c27515c4 100644
--- a/include/dba.php
+++ b/include/dba.php
@@ -215,10 +215,3 @@ function dbesc_array(&$arr) {
 }}		
 
 
-if(! function_exists('closedb')) {
-function closedb() {
-	global $db;
-	if($db && $db->connected)
-		$db->close();
-}}
-
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index a0a0bc7795..2e24c5b015 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -326,5 +326,4 @@ else
 	require_once(str_replace($lang . '/', '', $template));
 
 session_write_close();
-closedb();
 exit;