diff --git a/logdb.go b/logdb.go
index 9765964..d3399e3 100644
--- a/logdb.go
+++ b/logdb.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func New(filename string) *LogDB {
 		logdb.driver = db
 	}
 
-	logdb.Ping()
 	return &logdb
 }