diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index 04d372786..6f47d0601 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use header::BlockNumber;
 use spec::Spec;
 use engine::Engine;
 use block_queue::{BlockQueue, BlockQueueInfo};
-use db_queue::{DbQueue};
 use service::NetSyncMessage;
 use env_info::LastHashes;
 use verification::*;
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ pub struct Client {
 	engine: Arc<Box<Engine>>,
 	state_db: JournalDB,
 	block_queue: RwLock<BlockQueue>,
-	db_queue: RwLock<DbQueue>,
 	report: RwLock<ClientReport>,
 	uncommited_states: RwLock<HashMap<H256, JournalDB>>,
 	import_lock: Mutex<()>
@@ -172,20 +170,15 @@ impl Client {
 		}
 		let state_db = JournalDB::new_with_arc(db);
 
-		let client = Arc::new(Client {
+		Ok(Arc::new(Client {
 			chain: chain,
 			engine: engine.clone(),
 			state_db: state_db,
 			block_queue: RwLock::new(BlockQueue::new(engine, message_channel)),
-			db_queue: RwLock::new(DbQueue::new()),
 			report: RwLock::new(Default::default()),
 			uncommited_states: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
 			import_lock: Mutex::new(()),
-		});
-
-		let weak = Arc::downgrade(&client);
-		client.db_queue.read().unwrap().start(weak);
-		Ok(client)
+		}))
 	}
 
 	/// This is triggered by a message coming from a block queue when the block is ready for insertion
diff --git a/src/db_queue.rs b/src/db_queue.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 242fd9cc4..000000000
--- a/src/db_queue.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-//! A queue of state changes that are written to database in background.
-use std::thread::{JoinHandle, self};
-use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering as AtomicOrdering};
-use util::*;
-use engine::Engine;
-use client::Client;
-
-/// State DB commit params
-pub struct StateDBCommit {
-	/// Database to commit
-	pub db: JournalDB,
-	/// Starting block number
-	pub now: u64,
-	/// Block ahash
-	pub hash: H256,
-	/// End block number + hash
-	pub end: Option<(u64, H256)>,
-}
-
-/// A queue of state changes that are written to database in background.
-pub struct DbQueue {
-	more_to_write: Arc<Condvar>,
-	queue: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<StateDBCommit>>>,
-	writer: Mutex<Option<JoinHandle<()>>>,
-	deleting: Arc<AtomicBool>,
-}
-
-impl DbQueue {
-	/// Creates a new queue instance.
-	pub fn new() -> DbQueue {
-		let queue = Arc::new(Mutex::new(VecDeque::new()));
-		let more_to_write = Arc::new(Condvar::new());
-		let deleting = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
-
-		DbQueue {
-			more_to_write: more_to_write.clone(),
-			queue: queue.clone(),
-			writer: Mutex::new(None),
-			deleting: deleting.clone(),
-		}
-	}
-
-	/// Start processing the queue
-	pub fn start(&self, client: Weak<Client>) {
-		let writer = {
-			let queue = self.queue.clone();
-			let client = client.clone();
-			let more_to_write = self.more_to_write.clone();
-			let deleting = self.deleting.clone();
-			thread::Builder::new().name("DB Writer".to_string()).spawn(move || DbQueue::writer_loop(client, queue, more_to_write, deleting)).expect("Error creating db writer thread")
-		};
-		mem::replace(self.writer.lock().unwrap().deref_mut(), Some(writer));
-	}
-
-	fn writer_loop(client: Weak<Client>, queue: Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<StateDBCommit>>>, wait: Arc<Condvar>, deleting: Arc<AtomicBool>) {
-		while !deleting.load(AtomicOrdering::Relaxed) {
-			let mut batch = {
-				let mut locked = queue.lock().unwrap();
-				while locked.is_empty() && !deleting.load(AtomicOrdering::Relaxed) {
-					locked = wait.wait(locked).unwrap();
-				}
-				
-				if deleting.load(AtomicOrdering::Relaxed) {
-					return;
-				}
-				mem::replace(locked.deref_mut(), VecDeque::new())
-			};
-
-			for mut state in batch.drain(..) { //TODO: make this a single write transaction
-				match state.db.commit(state.now, &state.hash, state.end.clone()) {
-					Ok(_) => (),
-					Err(e) => {
-						warn!(target: "client", "State DB commit failed: {:?}", e);
-					}
-				}
-				client.upgrade().unwrap().clear_state(&state.hash);
-			}
-
-		}
-	}
-
-	/// Add a state to the queue
-	pub fn queue(&self, state: StateDBCommit) {
-		let mut queue = self.queue.lock().unwrap();
-		queue.push_back(state);
-		self.more_to_write.notify_all();
-	}
-}
-
-impl Drop for DbQueue {
-	fn drop(&mut self) {
-		self.deleting.store(true, AtomicOrdering::Relaxed);
-		self.more_to_write.notify_all();
-		mem::replace(self.writer.lock().unwrap().deref_mut(), None).unwrap().join().unwrap();
-	}
-}
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-	use util::*;
-	use spec::*;
-	use queue::*;
-
-	#[test]
-	fn test_block_queue() {
-		// TODO better test
-		let spec = Spec::new_test();
-		let engine = spec.to_engine().unwrap();
-		let _ = BlockQueue::new(Arc::new(engine), IoChannel::disconnected());
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 58d84764a..68c658267 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,5 @@ pub mod sync;
 pub mod block;
 /// TODO [arkpar] Please document me
 pub mod verification;
-/// TODO [debris] Please document me
-pub mod db_queue;
 pub mod block_queue;
 pub mod ethereum;