diff --git a/src/log.py b/src/log.py
index 79fdf9b938ee69425a1dc81ed75b0734aea2dad4..c5cf3ac61f3005515a5397afa780770993e7d726 100644
--- a/src/log.py
+++ b/src/log.py
@@ -272,10 +272,6 @@ class LogManager(object):
         if capture_warnings:
             self.capture_warnings(True)
 
-    def close(self):
-        if self.db_conn is not None:
-            self.db_conn.close()
-
     def capture_warnings(self, enable=True):
         import warnings
         if enable: