diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 3971302..7f941bb 100644
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -292,9 +292,8 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     cb()
   }
 
-  function getTangleDeletablesAndErasables(tangleId, msgHash) {
-    const tangle = new Tangle(tangleId, records())
-    return tangle.getDeletablesAndErasables(msgHash)
+  function getTangle(tangleId) {
+    return new Tangle(tangleId, records())
   }
 
   function* msgs() {
@@ -323,7 +322,7 @@ exports.init = function initDB(peer, config) {
     del,
     erase,
     onRecordAdded,
-    getTangleDeletablesAndErasables,
+    getTangle,
     msgs,
     records,