diff --git a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
index 6661e100..c9e00277 100644
--- a/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
+++ b/nostrdb/src/nostrdb.c
@@ -3083,7 +3083,6 @@ int ndb_search_profile(struct ndb_txn *txn, struct ndb_search *search, const cha
 		search->key = k.mv_data;
 		assert(v.mv_size == 8);
 		search->profile_key = *((uint64_t*)v.mv_data);
-		mdb_cursor_close(search->cursor);
 		return 1;
 	}