diff --git a/scripts/commands/database/update.js b/scripts/commands/database/update.js
index 20925fad8..540a6fdcb 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/database/update.js
+++ b/scripts/commands/database/update.js
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ main()
 async function updateStreams(items = [], results = {}, origins = {}) {
   logger.info('updating streams...')
 
-  let buffer = {}
   let updated = 0
-  let removed = 0
   const now = dayjs.utc().format()
   for (const item of items) {
     const stream = store.create(item)
@@ -46,23 +44,16 @@ async function updateStreams(items = [], results = {}, origins = {}) {
       }
     }
 
-    if (buffer[stream.get('url')]) {
-      await db.streams.remove({ _id: stream.get('_id') })
-      removed++
-    } else {
-      buffer[stream.get('url')] = true
-      if (stream.changed) {
-        stream.set('updated_at', { updated_at: now })
-        await db.streams.update({ _id: stream.get('_id') }, stream.data())
-        updated++
-      }
+    if (stream.changed) {
+      stream.set('updated_at', { updated_at: now })
+      await db.streams.update({ _id: stream.get('_id') }, stream.data())
+      updated++
     }
   }
 
   db.streams.compact()
 
   logger.info(`updated ${updated} streams`)
-  logger.info(`removed ${removed} duplicates`)
   logger.info('done')
 }