diff --git a/backupdb/management/commands/restoredb.py b/backupdb/management/commands/restoredb.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/backupdb/management/commands/restoredb.py
+++ b/backupdb/management/commands/restoredb.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import os
 
 from django.core.management.base import CommandError
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.db import close_connection
 
 from backupdb.utils.commands import BaseBackupDbCommand
 from backupdb.utils.exceptions import RestoreError
@@ -54,16 +53,11 @@ class Command(BaseBackupDbCommand):
                 'understanding how restoration is failing in the case that it '
                 'is.'
             ),
-        ),
-    )
+        )
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         super(Command, self).handle(*args, **options)
 
-        # Django is querying django_content_types in a hanging transaction
-        # Because of this psql can't drop django_content_types and just hangs
-        close_connection()
-
         # Ensure backup dir present
         if not os.path.exists(BACKUP_DIR):
             raise CommandError("Backup dir '{0}' does not exist!".format(BACKUP_DIR))
Fix restoredb for newer versions of Django

close_connection has been gone since Django <I>. The code seems to run
fine without it though! Whatever hanging transaction was happening
before seems to no longer be an issue.