diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index e0f33666b4..fa6d8b0871 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ $dice = $dice->addRule(Friendica\App\Mode::class, ['call' => [['determineRunMode
 
 \Friendica\Core\Logger\Handler\ErrorHandler::register($dice->create(\Psr\Log\LoggerInterface::class));
 
-// Check the database structure and possibly fixes it
-\Friendica\Core\Update::check(\Friendica\DI::basePath(), true);
-
 $a = \Friendica\DI::app();
 
 \Friendica\DI::mode()->setExecutor(\Friendica\App\Mode::INDEX);