diff --git a/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs b/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs
index 1ed4f248..943c553d 100644
--- a/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs
+++ b/src/database/abstraction/sqlite.rs
@@ -67,14 +67,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Engine {
 
 impl Engine {
     pub(crate) fn open(config: &Config) -> Result<Self> {
-        let path = Path::new(&config.database.path).join(format!(
-            "{}.db",
-            if config.conduit_compat {
-                "conduit"
-            } else {
-                "grapevine"
-            }
-        ));
+        let path = Path::new(&config.database.path).join("sqlite.db");
 
         // calculates cache-size per permanent connection
         // 1. convert MB to KiB