diff --git a/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/db.py b/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/db.py
index 41f45b05a..073a03aac 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/db.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/db.py
@@ -109,11 +109,6 @@ class CachedRepository(EntropyRepository):
                     "cannot close this repository directly. Software bug!")
         return EntropyRepository.close(self)
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        """
-        Cannot honor the constraint in this case, sorry!
-        """
-        return EntropyRepository.close(self)
 
 class InstalledPackagesRepository(CachedRepository):
     """
diff --git a/lib/entropy/db/__init__.py b/lib/entropy/db/__init__.py
index d6ebf9fc2..61d9e1538 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/db/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/db/__init__.py
@@ -754,9 +754,6 @@ class EntropyRepository(EntropyRepositoryBase):
             self._discardLiveCache()
         return self._live_cacher.get(self._getLiveCacheKey() + key)
 
-    def __del__(self):
-        self.close()
-
     @staticmethod
     def update(entropy_client, repository_id, force, gpg):
         """