diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp
index 1119f58a8..ff65e8cc5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include <QFile>
 
 #include "database/Database.h"
-#include "DatabaseCommand_UpdateSearchIndex.h"
 #include "SourceList.h"
 #include "Result.h"
 #include "Artist.h"
@@ -75,8 +74,6 @@ DatabaseImpl::DatabaseImpl( const QString& dbname, Database* parent )
     query.exec( "UPDATE source SET isonline = 'false'" );
 
     m_fuzzyIndex = new FuzzyIndex( this, schemaUpdated );
-    if ( schemaUpdated )
-        QTimer::singleShot( 0, this, SLOT( updateIndex() ) );
 
     tDebug( LOGVERBOSE ) << "Loaded index:" << t.elapsed();
     if ( qApp->arguments().contains( "--dumpdb" ) )
@@ -774,11 +771,3 @@ DatabaseImpl::openDatabase( const QString& dbname, bool checkSchema )
 
     return schemaUpdated;
 }
-
-
-void
-DatabaseImpl::updateIndex()
-{
-    DatabaseCommand* cmd = new DatabaseCommand_UpdateSearchIndex();
-    Database::instance()->enqueue( QSharedPointer<DatabaseCommand>( cmd ) );
-}
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h
index 671c86018..9dfe213e5 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/database/DatabaseImpl.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ public:
 signals:
     void indexReady();
 
-private slots:
-    void updateIndex();
-
 private:
     DatabaseImpl( Database* parent, const QString& dbname );
     void setFuzzyIndex( FuzzyIndex* fi ) { m_fuzzyIndex = fi; }