diff --git a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/db/DatabaseImpl.java b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/db/DatabaseImpl.java
index 705a2910..10899c52 100644
--- a/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/db/DatabaseImpl.java
+++ b/ethereumj-core/src/main/java/org/ethereum/db/DatabaseImpl.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public class DatabaseImpl implements Database {
 	
 	/** Delete object (key) from db **/
 	public void delete(byte[] key) {
-		delete(key);
+		db.delete(key);
 	}
 	
 	public DBIterator iterator() {