diff --git a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
index 8cd8b129..5c720c80 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
+++ b/pyfpdb/fpdb.pyw
@@ -555,15 +555,6 @@ class fpdb:
                 #else:
                     # for other dbs use same connection as holds global lock
                 #    self.fdb_lock.fdb.recreate_tables()
-                # TODO: figure out why this seems to be necessary
-                dia_restart = gtk.MessageDialog(parent=self.window, flags=0, type=gtk.MESSAGE_WARNING,
-                        buttons=(gtk.BUTTONS_OK), message_format="Restart fpdb")
-                diastring = "Fpdb now needs to close. Please restart it."
-                dia_restart.format_secondary_text(diastring)
-
-                dia_restart.run()
-                dia_restart.destroy()
-                self.quit(None, None)
             elif response == gtk.RESPONSE_NO:
                 self.release_global_lock()
                 print 'User cancelled recreating tables'