diff --git a/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py b/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py
index 936972c6f..59926e78a 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/db/dbapi/inmemorydb.py
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class InMemoryDB(DBAPI):
         LOG.debug("Write database backend file to 'inmemorydb'")
         with open(versionpath, "w") as version_file:
             version_file.write("inmemorydb")
-        versionpath = os.path.join(directory, "bdbversion.txt")
-        with open(versionpath, "w") as version_file:
-            version_file.write(str(self.VERSION))
 
     def load(self, directory, callback=None, mode=None,
              force_schema_upgrade=False,