diff --git a/api/src/Db/Backup.php b/api/src/Db/Backup.php
index a93d8cac4f..c686933d55 100644
--- a/api/src/Db/Backup.php
+++ b/api/src/Db/Backup.php
@@ -410,12 +410,6 @@ class Backup
 				return lang("Cant open '%1' for %2", $filename, lang("reading"))."<br>\n";
 			}
 		}
-		// do not stop if for whatever reason some sql statement fails
-		if ($this->db->Halt_On_Error != 'no')
-		{
-			$backup_db_halt_on_error = $this->db->Halt_On_Error;
-			$this->db->Halt_On_Error = 'no';
-		}
 		$this->db_restore($f, $insert_n_rows);
 
 		if ($convert_to_system_charset)	// store the changed charset
@@ -464,11 +458,6 @@ class Backup
 				),__LINE__,__FILE__);
 			}
 		}
-		// restore original Halt_On_Error state (if changed)
-		if ($backup_db_halt_on_error)
-		{
-			$this->db->Halt_On_Error = $backup_db_halt_on_error;
-		}
 		// zip?
 		if($type == 'zip')
 		{