Index: b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
===================================================================
--- b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
+++ b/dirmngr/dirmngr.c
@@ -1751,7 +1751,6 @@
 housekeeping_thread (void *arg)
 {
   static int sentinel;
-  struct server_control_s ctrlbuf;
 
   (void)arg;
 
@@ -1764,18 +1763,6 @@
   if (opt.verbose > 1)
     log_info ("starting housekeeping\n");
 
-  memset (&ctrlbuf, 0, sizeof ctrlbuf);
-  dirmngr_init_default_ctrl (&ctrlbuf);
-
-  if (network_activity_seen)
-    {
-      network_activity_seen = 0;
-      if (opt.use_tor || opt.allow_version_check)
-        dirmngr_load_swdb (&ctrlbuf, 0);
-    }
-
-  dirmngr_deinit_default_ctrl (&ctrlbuf);
-
   if (opt.verbose > 1)
     log_info ("ready with housekeeping\n");
   sentinel--;