diff --git a/src/switch_core_sqldb.c b/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
index c1eee58495..71cfd416a9 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_cache_db_flush_handles(void)
 SWITCH_DECLARE(void) switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(switch_cache_db_handle_t ** dbh)
 {
 	if (dbh && *dbh) {
-		switch_clear_flag(*dbh, CDF_INUSE);
 		switch_mutex_unlock((*dbh)->mutex);
 		*dbh = NULL;
 	}