diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
index 02ac484da..b07143cb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/persistance/DatabaseBackend.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.CryptoHelper;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.CursorUtils;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.FtsUtils;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.MimeUtils;
-import eu.siacs.conversations.utils.Resolver;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.xmpp.InvalidJid;
 import eu.siacs.conversations.xmpp.mam.MamReference;
 import rocks.xmpp.addr.Jid;
@@ -150,19 +149,6 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             + ") ON CONFLICT IGNORE"
             + ");";
 
-    private static String RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLENAME = "resolver_results";
-
-    private static String CREATE_RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLE = "create table " + RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLENAME + "("
-            + Resolver.Result.DOMAIN + " TEXT,"
-            + Resolver.Result.HOSTNAME + " TEXT,"
-            + Resolver.Result.IP + " BLOB,"
-            + Resolver.Result.PRIORITY + " NUMBER,"
-            + Resolver.Result.DIRECT_TLS + " NUMBER,"
-            + Resolver.Result.AUTHENTICATED + " NUMBER,"
-            + Resolver.Result.PORT + " NUMBER,"
-            + "UNIQUE(" + Resolver.Result.DOMAIN + ") ON CONFLICT REPLACE"
-            + ");";
-
     private static String CREATE_MESSAGE_TIME_INDEX = "create INDEX message_time_index ON " + Message.TABLENAME + "(" + Message.TIME_SENT + ")";
     private static String CREATE_MESSAGE_CONVERSATION_INDEX = "create INDEX message_conversation_index ON " + Message.TABLENAME + "(" + Message.CONVERSATION + ")";
     private static String CREATE_MESSAGE_DELETED_INDEX = "create index message_deleted_index ON " + Message.TABLENAME + "(" + Message.DELETED + ")";
@@ -257,7 +243,6 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
         db.execSQL(CREATE_SIGNED_PREKEYS_STATEMENT);
         db.execSQL(CREATE_IDENTITIES_STATEMENT);
         db.execSQL(CREATE_PRESENCE_TEMPLATES_STATEMENT);
-        db.execSQL(CREATE_RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLE);
         db.execSQL(CREATE_MESSAGE_INDEX_TABLE);
         db.execSQL(CREATE_MESSAGE_INSERT_TRIGGER);
         db.execSQL(CREATE_MESSAGE_UPDATE_TRIGGER);
@@ -513,10 +498,6 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             db.execSQL("ALTER TABLE " + Message.TABLENAME + " ADD COLUMN " + Message.MARKABLE + " NUMBER DEFAULT 0");
         }
 
-        if (oldVersion < 39 && newVersion >= 39) {
-            db.execSQL(CREATE_RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLE);
-        }
-
         if (oldVersion < 41 && newVersion >= 41) {
             db.execSQL(CREATE_MESSAGE_INDEX_TABLE);
             db.execSQL(CREATE_MESSAGE_INSERT_TRIGGER);
@@ -555,6 +536,8 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
             final long diff = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() - start;
             Log.d(Config.LOGTAG,"deleted old edit information in "+diff+"ms");
         }
+
+	db.execSQL("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS resolver_results");
     }
 
     private void canonicalizeJids(SQLiteDatabase db) {
@@ -677,34 +660,6 @@ public class DatabaseBackend extends SQLiteOpenHelper {
         return result;
     }
 
-    public void saveResolverResult(String domain, Resolver.Result result) {
-        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
-        ContentValues contentValues = result.toContentValues();
-        contentValues.put(Resolver.Result.DOMAIN, domain);
-        db.insert(RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLENAME, null, contentValues);
-    }
-
-    public synchronized Resolver.Result findResolverResult(String domain) {
-        SQLiteDatabase db = this.getReadableDatabase();
-        String where = Resolver.Result.DOMAIN + "=?";
-        String[] whereArgs = {domain};
-        final Cursor cursor = db.query(RESOLVER_RESULTS_TABLENAME, null, where, whereArgs, null, null, null);
-        Resolver.Result result = null;
-        if (cursor != null) {
-            try {
-                if (cursor.moveToFirst()) {
-                    result = Resolver.Result.fromCursor(cursor);
-                }
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, "unable to find cached resolver result in database " + e.getMessage());
-                return null;
-            } finally {
-                cursor.close();
-            }
-        }
-        return result;
-    }
-
     public void insertPresenceTemplate(PresenceTemplate template) {
         SQLiteDatabase db = this.getWritableDatabase();
         String whereToDelete = PresenceTemplate.MESSAGE + "=?";
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
index da0eb9656..3da5221ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/xmpp/XmppConnection.java
@@ -306,16 +306,6 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
                     Log.e(Config.LOGTAG,account.getJid().asBareJid()+": Resolver results were empty");
                     return;
                 }
-                final Resolver.Result storedBackupResult;
-                if (hardcoded) {
-                    storedBackupResult = null;
-                } else {
-                    storedBackupResult = mXmppConnectionService.databaseBackend.findResolverResult(domain);
-                    if (storedBackupResult != null && !results.contains(storedBackupResult)) {
-                        results.add(storedBackupResult);
-                        Log.d(Config.LOGTAG, account.getJid().asBareJid() + ": loaded backup resolver result from db: " + storedBackupResult);
-                    }
-                }
                 for (Iterator<Resolver.Result> iterator = results.iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
                     final Resolver.Result result = iterator.next();
                     if (Thread.currentThread().isInterrupted()) {
@@ -350,9 +340,6 @@ public class XmppConnection implements Runnable {
                         localSocket.setSoTimeout(Config.SOCKET_TIMEOUT * 1000);
                         if (startXmpp(localSocket)) {
                             localSocket.setSoTimeout(0); //reset to 0; once the connection is established we don’t want this
-                            if (!hardcoded && !result.equals(storedBackupResult)) {
-                                mXmppConnectionService.databaseBackend.saveResolverResult(domain, result);
-                            }
                             break; // successfully connected to server that speaks xmpp
                         } else {
                             FileBackend.close(localSocket);