diff --git a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
index d49d89e82..4d3b7efc0 100644
--- a/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/ArticlesDatabase/ArticlesDatabase.swift
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ public final class ArticlesDatabase {
 			database.executeStatements("DROP TABLE if EXISTS tags;DROP INDEX if EXISTS tags_tagName_index;DROP INDEX if EXISTS articles_feedID_index;DROP INDEX if EXISTS statuses_read_index;DROP TABLE if EXISTS attachments;DROP TABLE if EXISTS attachmentsLookup;")
 		}
 
-		queue.vacuumIfNeeded(daysBetweenVacuums: 9)
 		DispatchQueue.main.async {
 			self.articlesTable.indexUnindexedArticles()
 		}
diff --git a/Frameworks/SyncDatabase/SyncDatabase.swift b/Frameworks/SyncDatabase/SyncDatabase.swift
index 54b554e16..856235046 100644
--- a/Frameworks/SyncDatabase/SyncDatabase.swift
+++ b/Frameworks/SyncDatabase/SyncDatabase.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public struct SyncDatabase {
 	public init(databaseFilePath: String) {
 		let queue = DatabaseQueue(databasePath: databaseFilePath)
 		queue.runCreateStatements(SyncDatabase.tableCreationStatements)
-		queue.vacuumIfNeeded(daysBetweenVacuums: 11)
 		self.queue = queue
 
 		self.syncStatusTable = SyncStatusTable(queue: queue)