diff --git a/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php b/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php
index e469634b3865f68c38ca56b0175338b18af5645d..3a8338bfc3d7d51e8b562964156488fdaf066b21 100644
--- a/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php
+++ b/install/lib/installer_base.lib.php
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ class installer_base {
 
 		// Delete ISPConfig user in the local database, in case that it exists
 		$this->db->query("DROP USER ?@?", $conf['mysql']['ispconfig_user'], $from_host);
-		$this->db->query("DROP DATABASE IF EXISTS ??", $conf['mysql']['database']);
 
 		//* Create the ISPConfig database user in the local database
 		$query = 'GRANT SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE ON ?? TO ?@? IDENTIFIED BY ?';