diff --git a/master/buildbot/test/util/db.py b/master/buildbot/test/util/db.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/master/buildbot/test/util/db.py
+++ b/master/buildbot/test/util/db.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class RealDatabaseMixin(object):
     #  - cooperates better at runtime with thread-sensitive DBAPI's
 
     def __thd_clean_database(self, conn):
-        # TODO: Don't drop schema from model. Drop all introspected tables
+        # Don't drop schema from model. Drop all introspected tables
         # in the code below.
 
         # Dropping schema from model is correct and working operation only if
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ class RealDatabaseMixin(object):
 
         # TODO: Is `meta.reflect()` below may miss some schema items?
 
-        if False:
-            # drop the known tables, although sometimes this misses
-            # dependencies
-            try:
-                model.Model.metadata.drop_all(bind=conn, checkfirst=True)
-            except sa.exc.ProgrammingError:
-                pass
-
         # see if we can find any other tables to drop
         try:
             meta = MetaData(bind=conn)
completely remove dropping of data using model schema