diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/Database.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/Database.java
index dc733ffa1..75cb95c80 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/Database.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/dao/Database.java
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ public abstract class Database extends RoomDatabase {
     try {
       database = getOpenHelper().getWritableDatabase();
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      tracker.reportEvent(Tracking.Events.DB_OPEN_FAILED, e.getMessage());
-      Timber.e(e);
+      tracker.reportException(e);
       throw new IllegalStateException(e);
     }
   }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java
index 2cb9eb4bc..6e5a946f7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/todoroo/astrid/service/StartupService.java
@@ -88,12 +88,7 @@ public class StartupService {
 
   /** Called when this application is started up */
   public synchronized void onStartupApplication() {
-    try {
-      database.openForWriting();
-    } catch (SQLiteException e) {
-      tracker.reportException(e);
-      return;
-    }
+    database.openForWriting();
 
     // read current version
     final int lastVersion = preferences.getLastSetVersion();
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/analytics/Tracking.java b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/analytics/Tracking.java
index 6c412df8d..27ebc1831 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/analytics/Tracking.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/tasks/analytics/Tracking.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public class Tracking {
     MULTISELECT_MOVE(R.string.tracking_category_event, R.string.tracking_event_multiselect_move),
     CLEAR_COMPLETED(R.string.tracking_category_event, R.string.tracking_action_clear_completed),
     UPGRADE(R.string.tracking_category_event, R.string.tracking_event_upgrade),
-    DB_OPEN_FAILED(R.string.tracking_category_error, R.string.tracking_event_db_open),
     TASK_CREATION_FAILED(R.string.tracking_category_error, R.string.tracking_event_task_creation),
     NIGHT_MODE_MISMATCH(
         R.string.tracking_category_event, R.string.tracking_event_night_mode_mismatch),