diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 194e1c49b..952d57157 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -54,11 +54,5 @@ an invalid SSL certificate).
       path: "vagrant-scripts/plinth-user-permissions.py"
     }
   end
-  config.trigger.before :destroy do |trigger|
-    trigger.warn = "Performing cleanup steps"
-    trigger.run = {
-      path: "vagrant-scripts/post-box-destroy.py"
-    }
-  end
   config.vm.boot_timeout=1200
 end
diff --git a/vagrant-scripts/post-box-destroy.py b/vagrant-scripts/post-box-destroy.py
deleted file mode 100755
index ada4c2946..000000000
--- a/vagrant-scripts/post-box-destroy.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
-# -*- mode: python -*-
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-"""
-Cleanup actions to be run when a vagrant box is destroyed.
-"""
-
-import os
-
-# Drop Plinth database
-try:
-    os.remove('data/var/lib/plinth/plinth.sqlite3')
-except OSError:
-    pass