diff --git a/gramps/gen/db/write.py b/gramps/gen/db/write.py
index 4a2c663bf..73c809e1c 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/db/write.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/db/write.py
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
         if self.need_schema_upgrade():
             _LOG.debug("Schema upgrade required from %s to %s" %
                        (self.metadata.get(b'version', default=0), _DBVERSION))
-            if force_schema_upgrade == True or force_bsddb_upgrade == True:
+            if force_schema_upgrade == True:
                 self.gramps_upgrade(callback)
             else:
                 self.__close_early()