diff --git a/neo/storage/mysqldb.py b/neo/storage/mysqldb.py
index ad7406d1db8cbd6b13d0ab4e9da98badccfbf9b9..3138b18845217f3d1b150adc0d608b4a5b037785 100644
--- a/neo/storage/mysqldb.py
+++ b/neo/storage/mysqldb.py
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ class MySQLDatabaseManager(DatabaseManager):
                     q("""INSERT INTO pt VALUES (%d, '%s', %d)
                             ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE state = %d""" \
                                     % (offset, uuid, state, state))
-            ptid = e(ptid)
             self.setPTID(ptid)
         except:
             self.rollback()