diff --git a/db/create.go b/db/create.go
index ca296d42..6d7b5ff8 100644
--- a/db/create.go
+++ b/db/create.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (d *document) runCreate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.CreateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.startThing(); err != nil {
+	if err = d.storeThing(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/document.go b/db/document.go
index df65791a..858ecb0d 100644
--- a/db/document.go
+++ b/db/document.go
@@ -306,31 +306,6 @@ func (d *document) shouldDrop() (bool, error) {
 
 }
 
-func (d *document) startThing() (err error) {
-
-	// Check that the table should
-	// drop data being written.
-
-	if ok, err := d.shouldDrop(); ok {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Check that the rcord has been
-	// changed, and if not, return.
-
-	if ok := d.changed(); !ok {
-		return
-	}
-
-	// Write the value to the data
-	// layer and return any errors.
-
-	_, err = d.i.e.dbo.PutC(d.now, d.key.Encode(), d.current.Encode(), nil)
-
-	return
-
-}
-
 func (d *document) storeThing() (err error) {
 
 	// Check that the table should
diff --git a/db/insert.go b/db/insert.go
index 93216538..5aec28d9 100644
--- a/db/insert.go
+++ b/db/insert.go
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (d *document) runInsert(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.InsertStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.startThing(); err != nil {
+	if err = d.storeThing(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
diff --git a/db/relate.go b/db/relate.go
index 81fcd7ab..47fa4b63 100644
--- a/db/relate.go
+++ b/db/relate.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (d *document) runRelate(ctx context.Context, stm *sql.RelateStatement) (int
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err = d.startThing(); err != nil {
+	if err = d.storeThing(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}