diff --git a/lib/xmet/db.py b/lib/xmet/db.py
index 2f33e81..7f70d4f 100644
--- a/lib/xmet/db.py
+++ b/lib/xmet/db.py
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ class Database():
         db.enable_load_extension(True)
 
         db.execute("select load_extension('mod_spatialite.so.8')")
-        db.execute("select InitSpatialMetadata(1)")
 
         return Database(db)