diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index a9666e15..838fee9f 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ NB: We support only local files (e.g., /a/b/c) and http:// URIs at the moment
 
     def run(self):
 
-        self.init()
-
         if len(self.args)==2 or len(self.args)==0:
             self.init()
             if len(self.args)==2:
@@ -950,8 +948,6 @@ Remove all repository information from the system.
 
     def run(self):
 
-        self.init(database=True)
-
         if len(self.args)>=1:
             self.init()
             for repo in self.args: