1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Msgmap.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Msgmap.pm
index 5b4cebc1..d28e96c8 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Msgmap.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Msgmap.pm
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ sub new_file {
          my $self = bless { filename => $f }, $class;
          my $dbh = $self->{dbh} = PublicInbox::Over::dbh_new($self, $rw);
          if ($rw) {
-                # TRUNCATE reduces I/O compared to the default (DELETE)
-                $dbh->do('PRAGMA journal_mode = TRUNCATE');
-
                  $dbh->begin_work;
                  create_tables($dbh);
                  $self->created_at(time) unless $self->created_at;