diff --git a/lix/libstore/local-store.cc b/lix/libstore/local-store.cc
index 82e2e8a9a..bc83dffab 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/local-store.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/local-store.cc
@@ -818,13 +818,11 @@ void LocalStore::cacheDrvOutputMapping(
     const std::string & outputName,
     const StorePath & output)
 {
-    retrySQLite([&]() {
-        state.stmts->AddDerivationOutput.use()
-            (deriver)
-            (outputName)
-            (printStorePath(output))
-            .exec();
-    });
+    state.stmts->AddDerivationOutput.use()
+        (deriver)
+        (outputName)
+        (printStorePath(output))
+        .exec();
 }