diff --git a/ircd/db_env.cc b/ircd/db_env.cc
index 201225604..d2163f286 100644
--- a/ircd/db_env.cc
+++ b/ircd/db_env.cc
@@ -1344,8 +1344,6 @@ noexcept try
 	};
 	#endif
 
-	assert(logical_size == -1UL || logical_size == fs::size(fd));
-
 	fd = fs::fd{};
 	return Status::OK();
 }
@@ -1615,7 +1613,6 @@ noexcept try
 	wopts.nodelay = nodelay;
 	wopts.interruptible = false;
 	fs::truncate(fd, size, wopts);
-	logical_size = size;
 	return Status::OK();
 }
 catch(const std::system_error &e)
@@ -1667,9 +1664,6 @@ noexcept try
 	};
 	#endif
 
-	if(likely(logical_size != -1UL) && offset + length > logical_size)
-		logical_size = -1UL;
-
 	if(opts.direct)
 		return Status::OK();
 
@@ -1734,14 +1728,7 @@ noexcept try
 		data(s), size(s)
 	};
 
-	const const_buffer appended
-	{
-		fs::append(fd, buf, wopts)
-	};
-
-	if(likely(logical_size != -1UL))
-		logical_size += size(appended);
-
+	fs::append(fd, buf, wopts);
 	return Status::OK();
 }
 catch(const std::system_error &e)
@@ -1807,19 +1794,7 @@ noexcept try
 		data(s), size(s)
 	};
 
-	const const_buffer appended
-	{
-		fs::append(fd, buf, wopts)
-	};
-
-	const auto append_break
-	{
-		offset + size(appended)
-	};
-
-	if(likely(logical_size != -1UL) && append_break > logical_size)
-		logical_size = append_break;
-
+	fs::append(fd, buf, wopts);
 	return Status::OK();
 }
 catch(const std::system_error &e)
@@ -2063,18 +2038,14 @@ noexcept try
 	#ifdef RB_DEBUG_DB_ENV
 	log::debug
 	{
-		log, "[%s] wfile:%p fd:%d get file size; cached:%zd",
+		log, "[%s] wfile:%p fd:%d get file size",
 		d.name,
 		this,
-		int(fd),
-		logical_size,
+		int(fd)
 	};
 	#endif
 
-	if(logical_size == -1UL)
-		logical_size = fs::size(fd);
-
-	return logical_size;
+	return fs::size(fd);
 }
 catch(const std::exception &e)
 {
diff --git a/ircd/db_env.h b/ircd/db_env.h
index 5027576db..de9e0e8b2 100644
--- a/ircd/db_env.h
+++ b/ircd/db_env.h
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ ircd::db::database::env::writable_file
 	bool nodelay {false};
 	WriteLifeTimeHint hint {WriteLifeTimeHint::WLTH_NOT_SET};
 	fs::fd fd;
-	size_t logical_size {-1UL};
 	size_t preallocation_block_size {0};
 	ssize_t preallocation_last_block {-1};