diff --git a/src/api/auth.rs b/src/api/auth.rs
index f85cbaf..6abd0b2 100644
--- a/src/api/auth.rs
+++ b/src/api/auth.rs
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ pub async fn auth_basic_get(
 
                 StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
             })?;
-        drop(database);
 
         return Ok((
             StatusCode::OK,
diff --git a/src/auth/ldap_driver.rs b/src/auth/ldap_driver.rs
index 486dd26..a87da0f 100644
--- a/src/auth/ldap_driver.rs
+++ b/src/auth/ldap_driver.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ impl AuthDriver for LdapAuthDriver {
                     };
 
                     database.create_user(email.clone(), display_name, LoginSource::LDAP).await?;
-                    drop(database);
 
                     // Set the user registry type
                     let user_type = match self.is_user_admin(email.clone()).await? {