diff --git a/resources/lib/utils.py b/resources/lib/utils.py
index aaa02c53..e9dbe3fe 100644
--- a/resources/lib/utils.py
+++ b/resources/lib/utils.py
@@ -403,10 +403,7 @@ def kodi_sql(media_type=None):
     else:
         db_path = v.DB_VIDEO_PATH
     conn = connect(db_path, timeout=5.0)
-    try:
-        conn.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;')
-    except OperationalError:
-        LOG.warn('PKC could NOT activate sqlite WAL mode, sync might be slow')
+    conn.execute('PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL;')
     conn.execute('PRAGMA cache_size = -8000;')
     conn.execute('PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL;')
     # Use transactions