diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 92986d7..3442981 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export interface YakTimeOpts {
 export interface YakTimeServer {
   (request: IncomingMessage, response: ServerResponse): void
   hits?: Set<string>
-  close? (): Promise<void>
 }
 
 export function ensureIsValidStatusCode (res: IncomingMessage, opts: YakTimeOpts) {
diff --git a/src/yaktime.ts b/src/yaktime.ts
index 055ed89..a5c4721 100644
--- a/src/yaktime.ts
+++ b/src/yaktime.ts
@@ -43,19 +43,6 @@ export function yaktime (host: string, opts: YakTimeOpts): YakTimeServer {
   }
 
   yaktimeTape.hits = hits
-  yaktimeTape.close = async () => {
-    const db = await recorder.db
-
-    await new Promise(resolve => {
-      db.close(resolve)
-    })
-    await new Promise(resolve => {
-      db.saveDatabase(resolve)
-    })
-
-    return new Promise(resolve => {
-      recorder.proxy.close(resolve)
-    })
-  }
+
   return yaktimeTape
 }