diff --git a/storage/caching/caching_storage.go b/storage/caching/caching_storage.go
index 6f515df6d..a6437069c 100644
--- a/storage/caching/caching_storage.go
+++ b/storage/caching/caching_storage.go
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ func (c *cachingStorage) Flush() error {
 
 func (c *cachingStorage) Close() error {
 	if c.db != nil {
-		c.evict()
 		c.db.Close()
 		c.db = nil
 	}