diff --git a/src/worker/src/xcecd_db.c b/src/worker/src/xcecd_db.c
index 2aa7ca7..9253253 100644
--- a/src/worker/src/xcecd_db.c
+++ b/src/worker/src/xcecd_db.c
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@ bool xcecd_db_init(xcecd_db_t** db,
         return false;
     }
 
-#if 0
-    *db = calloc(1, sizeof(xcecd_db_t*));
-    if (!*db) {
-        XCECD_LOG(XCE_LOG_ERROR, 
-                  "Failed to allocate memory for database");
-        return false;
-    }
-#endif
-
     if (sqlite3_open(db_path, db) != SQLITE_OK) {
         XCECD_LOG(XCE_LOG_ERROR, 
                   "Failed to open database: %s",