diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SlicesIndexer.java b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SlicesIndexer.java
index 1b3a25ef876..5f800471ba3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SlicesIndexer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SlicesIndexer.java
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ class SlicesIndexer implements Runnable {
         } finally {
             database.endTransaction();
         }
-        database.close();
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting