diff --git a/scripts/build/build-pro.py b/scripts/build/build-pro.py
index 89ae132f6d..7b9b957cd5 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-pro.py
+++ b/scripts/build/build-pro.py
@@ -784,7 +784,6 @@ def copy_scripts_and_libs():
     must_copy(
         os.path.join(scripts_srcdir, 'seafile-background-tasks.sh'), serverdir)
     must_copy(os.path.join(scripts_srcdir, 'check_init_admin.py'), serverdir)
-    must_copy(os.path.join(scripts_srcdir, 'check-db-type.py'), serverdir)
 
     # Command line for real-time backup server
     must_copy(os.path.join(scripts_srcdir, 'seaf-backup-cmd.py'), serverdir)
diff --git a/scripts/check-db-type.py b/scripts/check-db-type.py
deleted file mode 100644
index daf2f67703..0000000000
--- a/scripts/check-db-type.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-from configparser import ConfigParser
-
-if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-    print('check-db-type.py <seafile-config-file>', file=sys.stderr)
-
-seafile_conf_file = sys.argv[1]
-
-parser = ConfigParser()
-parser.read(seafile_conf_file)
-
-if not parser.has_option('database', 'type'):
-    print('sqlite')
-else:
-    db_type = parser.get('database', 'type')
-    if db_type == 'sqlite':
-        print('sqlite')
-    elif db_type == 'mysql':
-        print('mysql')
-    elif db_type == 'pgsql':
-        print('pgsql')
-    else:
-        print('unknown')
diff --git a/scripts/seaf-gc.sh b/scripts/seaf-gc.sh
index 06fb97d998..8bd93c9f47 100755
--- a/scripts/seaf-gc.sh
+++ b/scripts/seaf-gc.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ TOPDIR=$(dirname "${INSTALLPATH}")
 default_ccnet_conf_dir=${TOPDIR}/ccnet
 default_seafile_data_dir=${TOPDIR}/seafile-data
 default_conf_dir=${TOPDIR}/conf
-check_db_py=${INSTALLPATH}/check-db-type.py
 seaf_gc=${INSTALLPATH}/seafile/bin/seafserv-gc
 seaf_gc_opts=""
 pro_pylibs_dir=${INSTALLPATH}/pro/python
@@ -119,17 +118,6 @@ function validate_already_running () {
 
 function run_seaf_gc () {
 
-    if [[ $IS_PRO_SEAFEVENTS = "True" ]]; then
-        seafile_conf=${default_conf_dir}/seafile.conf
-        db_type=$($PYTHON $check_db_py $seafile_conf)
-
-        if [ $db_type = "sqlite" ]; then
-            validate_already_running;
-        fi
-    else
-        validate_already_running;
-    fi
-
     validate_seafile_data_dir;
     set_env_config;