diff --git a/src/Stats.cxx b/src/Stats.cxx
index 53cb02c81..4ff87e1d8 100644
--- a/src/Stats.cxx
+++ b/src/Stats.cxx
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "db/Selection.hxx"
 #include "db/DatabaseGlue.hxx"
 #include "db/DatabasePlugin.hxx"
-#include "db/DatabaseSimple.hxx"
 #include "util/Error.hxx"
 #include "system/Clock.hxx"
 #include "Log.hxx"
@@ -99,13 +98,6 @@ db_stats_print(Client &client)
 {
 	assert(GetDatabase() != nullptr);
 
-	if (!db_is_simple())
-		/* reload statistics if we're using the "proxy"
-		   database plugin */
-		/* TODO: move this into the "proxy" database plugin as
-		   an "idle" handler */
-		stats_invalidate();
-
 	if (!stats_update())
 		return;