3 files changed, 3 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/any.pm b/perl-install/install/any.pm
index 9aef4699e..a183312e6 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/any.pm
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ sub setPackages {
 	}
 
 	#- open rpm db according to right mode needed
-	$o->{packages}{rpmdb} ||= install::pkgs::rpmDbOpen('rebuild_if_needed', $o->{rpm_dbapi});
+	$o->{packages}{rpmdb} ||= install::pkgs::rpmDbOpen('rebuild_if_needed');
 
 	{
 	    my $_wait = $o->wait_message('', N("Looking at packages already installed..."));
diff --git a/perl-install/install/install2.pm b/perl-install/install/install2.pm
index be64e04cb..945bb5267 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/install2.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/install2.pm
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ sub main {
 	    useless_thing_accepted => sub { $o->{useless_thing_accepted} = 1 },
 	    alawindows => sub { $o->{security} = 0; $o->{partitioning}{clearall} = 1; $o->{bootloader}{crushMbr} = 1 },
 	    fdisk => sub { $o->{partitioning}{fdisk} = 1 },
-	    rpm_dbapi => sub { $o->{rpm_dbapi} = $v },
 	    nomouseprobe => sub { $o->{nomouseprobe} = $v },
 	    updatemodules => sub { $o->{updatemodules} = 1 },
 	    suppl => sub { $o->{supplmedia} = $v },
diff --git a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
index f5b8de340..d3f5267ce 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/pkgs.pm
@@ -546,19 +546,13 @@ sub openInstallLog() {
 }
 
 sub rpmDbOpen {
-    my ($b_rebuild_if_needed, $o_rpm_dbapi) = @_;
+    my ($b_rebuild_if_needed) = @_;
 
     clean_rpmdb_shared_regions();
-    
-    if (my $wanted_dbapi = $o_rpm_dbapi) {
-	log::l("setting %_dbapi to $wanted_dbapi");
-	substInFile { s/%_dbapi.*//; $_ .= "%_dbapi $wanted_dbapi\n" if eof } "$::prefix/etc/rpm/macros";
-	URPM::add_macro("_dbapi $wanted_dbapi");
-    }
 
     my $need_rebuild = $b_rebuild_if_needed && !URPM::DB::verify($::prefix);
 
-    if ($need_rebuild && !$o_rpm_dbapi) {
+    if ($need_rebuild) {
 	if (my $pid = fork()) {
 	    waitpid $pid, 0;
 	    $? & 0xff00 and die "rebuilding of rpm database failed";