diff --git a/src/libmsc/db.c b/src/libmsc/db.c
index 0237716..d12f04c 100644
--- a/src/libmsc/db.c
+++ b/src/libmsc/db.c
@@ -569,6 +569,13 @@
 		/* non-fatal */
 	}
 
+	rc = sqlite3_exec(g_dbc->db, "PRAGMA secure_delete=0;", 0, 0, &err_msg);
+	if (rc != SQLITE_OK) {
+		LOGP(DDB, LOGL_ERROR, "Unable to disable SECURE_DELETE: %s\n", err_msg);
+		sqlite3_free(err_msg);
+		/* non-fatal */
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }