diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c2e472e66..91bbe5923 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2004-08-23  Alex Roitman  <shura@alex.neuro.umn.edu>
 	* src/EdirPerson.py (__init__): Typos.
+	* src/ArgHandler.py (auto_save_load): Remove new db creation for BSDDB.
 
 2004-08-23  Jim Smart  <jim@jimsmart.org>
 	* src/PeopleModel.py: enhanced column_spouse
diff --git a/src/ArgHandler.py b/src/ArgHandler.py
index 1985c0bd1..3bc39c0cc 100644
--- a/src/ArgHandler.py
+++ b/src/ArgHandler.py
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ class ArgHandler:
         filename = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(filename))
         filetype = GrampsMime.get_type(filename)
         if filetype == const.app_gramps:
-            import GrampsBSDDB
-            self.parent.db = GrampsBSDDB.GrampsBSDDB()
             self.parent.read_file(filename)
             return 1
         elif filetype == const.app_gramps_xml: