diff --git a/keystore2/src/database.rs b/keystore2/src/database.rs
index 84eb987..d53613a 100644
--- a/keystore2/src/database.rs
+++ b/keystore2/src/database.rs
@@ -831,20 +831,6 @@
     /// Name of the file that holds the cross-boot persistent database.
     pub const PERSISTENT_DB_FILENAME: &'static str = &"persistent.sqlite";
 
-    /// Set write-ahead logging mode on the persistent database found in `db_root`.
-    pub fn set_wal_mode(db_root: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-        let path = Self::make_persistent_path(&db_root)?;
-        let conn =
-            Connection::open(path).context("In KeystoreDB::set_wal_mode: Failed to open DB")?;
-        let mode: String = conn
-            .pragma_update_and_check(None, "journal_mode", &"WAL", |row| row.get(0))
-            .context("In KeystoreDB::set_wal_mode: Failed to set journal_mode")?;
-        match mode.as_str() {
-            "wal" => Ok(()),
-            _ => Err(anyhow!("Unable to set WAL mode, db is still in {} mode.", mode)),
-        }
-    }
-
     /// This will create a new database connection connecting the two
     /// files persistent.sqlite and perboot.sqlite in the given directory.
     /// It also attempts to initialize all of the tables.
@@ -3244,7 +3230,6 @@
     use android_hardware_security_secureclock::aidl::android::hardware::security::secureclock::{
         Timestamp::Timestamp,
     };
-    use rusqlite::DatabaseName::Attached;
     use rusqlite::NO_PARAMS;
     use rusqlite::TransactionBehavior;
     use std::cell::RefCell;
@@ -5762,28 +5747,6 @@
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_set_wal_mode() -> Result<()> {
-        let temp_dir = TempDir::new("test_set_wal_mode")?;
-        let mut db = KeystoreDB::new(temp_dir.path(), None)?;
-        let mode: String =
-            db.conn.pragma_query_value(Some(Attached("persistent")), "journal_mode", |row| {
-                row.get(0)
-            })?;
-        assert_eq!(mode, "delete");
-        db.conn.close().expect("Close didn't work");
-
-        KeystoreDB::set_wal_mode(temp_dir.path())?;
-
-        db = KeystoreDB::new(temp_dir.path(), None)?;
-        let mode: String =
-            db.conn.pragma_query_value(Some(Attached("persistent")), "journal_mode", |row| {
-                row.get(0)
-            })?;
-        assert_eq!(mode, "wal");
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    #[test]
     fn test_load_key_descriptor() -> Result<()> {
         let mut db = new_test_db()?;
         let key_id = make_test_key_entry(&mut db, Domain::APP, 1, TEST_ALIAS, None)?.0;
diff --git a/keystore2/src/globals.rs b/keystore2/src/globals.rs
index 89114a6..b483a8f 100644
--- a/keystore2/src/globals.rs
+++ b/keystore2/src/globals.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, path::Path, path::PathBuf};
 
 static DB_INIT: Once = Once::new();
-static DB_SET_WAL_MODE: Once = Once::new();
 
 /// Open a connection to the Keystore 2.0 database. This is called during the initialization of
 /// the thread local DB field. It should never be called directly. The first time this is called
@@ -57,12 +56,6 @@
 pub fn create_thread_local_db() -> KeystoreDB {
     let db_path = DB_PATH.read().expect("Could not get the database directory.");
 
-    DB_SET_WAL_MODE.call_once(|| {
-        log::info!("Setting Keystore 2.0 database to WAL mode first time since boot.");
-        KeystoreDB::set_wal_mode(&db_path)
-            .expect("In create_thread_local_db: Could not set WAL mode.");
-    });
-
     let mut db = KeystoreDB::new(&db_path, Some(GC.clone())).expect("Failed to open database.");
 
     DB_INIT.call_once(|| {
diff --git a/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs b/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs
index df2731a..baa632f 100644
--- a/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs
+++ b/keystore2/vpnprofilestore/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     BinderFeatures, ExceptionCode, Result as BinderResult, Status as BinderStatus, Strong,
     ThreadState,
 };
-use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
 use keystore2::{async_task::AsyncTask, legacy_blob::LegacyBlobLoader, utils::watchdog as wd};
 use rusqlite::{
     params, Connection, OptionalExtension, Transaction, TransactionBehavior, NO_PARAMS,
@@ -30,22 +30,14 @@
 use std::{
     collections::HashSet,
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    sync::Once,
 };
 
-static DB_SET_WAL_MODE: Once = Once::new();
-
 struct DB {
     conn: Connection,
 }
 
 impl DB {
     fn new(db_file: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
-        DB_SET_WAL_MODE.call_once(|| {
-            log::info!("Setting VpnProfileStore database to WAL mode first time since boot.");
-            Self::set_wal_mode(&db_file).expect("In vpnprofilestore: Could not set WAL mode.");
-        });
-
         let mut db = Self {
             conn: Connection::open(db_file).context("Failed to initialize SQLite connection.")?,
         };
@@ -54,18 +46,6 @@
         Ok(db)
     }
 
-    fn set_wal_mode(db_file: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-        let conn = Connection::open(db_file)
-            .context("In VpnProfileStore set_wal_mode: Failed to open DB.")?;
-        let mode: String = conn
-            .pragma_update_and_check(None, "journal_mode", &"WAL", |row| row.get(0))
-            .context("In VpnProfileStore set_wal_mode: Failed to set journal_mode")?;
-        match mode.as_str() {
-            "wal" => Ok(()),
-            _ => Err(anyhow!("Unable to set WAL mode, db is still in {} mode.", mode)),
-        }
-    }
-
     fn with_transaction<T, F>(&mut self, behavior: TransactionBehavior, f: F) -> Result<T>
     where
         F: Fn(&Transaction) -> Result<T>,