diff --git a/nano/lib/rocksdbconfig.cpp b/nano/lib/rocksdbconfig.cpp
index c3bac1f2..e1ec644b 100644
--- a/nano/lib/rocksdbconfig.cpp
+++ b/nano/lib/rocksdbconfig.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ nano::error nano::rocksdb_config::deserialize_toml (nano::tomlconfig & toml)
 
 bool nano::rocksdb_config::using_rocksdb_in_tests ()
 {
-	static nano::network_constants network_constants;
 	auto use_rocksdb_str = std::getenv ("TEST_USE_ROCKSDB");
-	return network_constants.is_dev_network () && use_rocksdb_str && (boost::lexical_cast<int> (use_rocksdb_str) == 1);
+	return use_rocksdb_str && (boost::lexical_cast<int> (use_rocksdb_str) == 1);
 }