diff --git a/src/gen/db/write.py b/src/gen/db/write.py
index e3a63ec8b..d6fc2a534 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/write.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/write.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
 
     def __open_db(self, file_name, table_name, dbtype=db.DB_HASH, flags=0):
         dbmap = db.DB(self.env)
-        dbmap.set_pagesize(DBPAGE)
+        #dbmap.set_pagesize(DBPAGE)
         dbmap.set_flags(flags)
 
         fname = os.path.join(file_name, table_name + DBEXT)