diff --git a/include/openbsc/db.h b/include/openbsc/db.h
index 2036832..61a3ac4 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/db.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/db.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
 
 /* one time initialisation */
-int db_init(const char *name, struct gsm_network *network);
+int db_init(const char *name);
 int db_prepare();
 int db_fini();
 
diff --git a/src/bsc_hack.c b/src/bsc_hack.c
index c80ffd5..188ccf6 100644
--- a/src/bsc_hack.c
+++ b/src/bsc_hack.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@
 	bts = &gsmnet->bts[0];
 	bootstrap_bts(bts);
 
-	if (db_init(database_name, gsmnet)) {
+	if (db_init(database_name)) {
 		printf("DB: Failed to init database. Please check the option settings.\n");
 		return -1;
 	}	 
diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index f2f691e..4abd636 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 static char *db_basename = NULL;
 static char *db_dirname = NULL;
 static dbi_conn conn;
-static struct gsm_network *current_network = NULL;
 
 static char *create_stmts[] = {
 	"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Meta ("
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
 	printf("DBI: %s\n", msg);
 }
 
-int db_init(const char *name, struct gsm_network *network) {
+int db_init(const char *name) {
 	dbi_initialize(NULL);
 	conn = dbi_conn_new("sqlite3");
 	if (conn==NULL) {
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	current_network = network;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/db/db_test.c b/tests/db/db_test.c
index bbca585..6962aa3 100644
--- a/tests/db/db_test.c
+++ b/tests/db/db_test.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 
 int main() {
 
-	if (db_init("hlr.sqlite3", NULL)) {
+	if (db_init("hlr.sqlite3")) {
 		printf("DB: Failed to init database. Please check the option settings.\n");
 		return 1;
 	}