diff --git a/src/datastructure.c b/src/datastructure.c
index 168f4c5e..9b550a52 100644
--- a/src/datastructure.c
+++ b/src/datastructure.c
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ void FTL_reload_all_domainlists(void)
 	// (Re-)open gravity database connection
 	gravityDB_close();
 	gravityDB_open();
-	// gravityDB_close() has finalized all prepared statements, reinitialize them
-	gravityDB_reload_client_statements();
 
 	// Reset number of blocked domains
 	counters->gravity = gravityDB_count(GRAVITY_TABLE);