diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index ccedad0731..658f5c27a9 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ var (
 			utils.OverrideFermi,
 			utils.OverrideOsaka,
 			utils.OverrideVerkle,
-			utils.MultiDataBaseFlag,
+			// utils.MultiDataBaseFlag,
 		}, utils.DatabaseFlags),
 		Description: `
 The init command initializes a new genesis block and definition for the network.
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 700758a1e1..4e164ee78b 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ var (
 		utils.CacheSnapshotFlag,
 		// utils.CacheNoPrefetchFlag,
 		utils.CachePreimagesFlag,
-		utils.MultiDataBaseFlag,
+		// utils.MultiDataBaseFlag,
 		utils.PruneAncientDataFlag, // deprecated
 		utils.CacheLogSizeFlag,
 		utils.FDLimitFlag,