diff --git a/src/router/index.ts b/src/router/index.ts
index a3d4907f..0b9aa52b 100644
--- a/src/router/index.ts
+++ b/src/router/index.ts
@@ -2,35 +2,11 @@ import {
   createRouter,
   createWebHistory,
   createMemoryHistory,
-  NavigationGuardNext,
   RouteLocationNormalized,
   RouteRecordRaw,
 } from "vue-router";
-import { accountsDBPromise } from "../db/index";
 import { logger } from "../utils/logger";
 
-/**
- *
- * @param to :RouteLocationNormalized
- * @param from :RouteLocationNormalized
- * @param next :NavigationGuardNext
- */
-const enterOrStart = async (
-  to: RouteLocationNormalized,
-  from: RouteLocationNormalized,
-  next: NavigationGuardNext,
-) => {
-  // one of the few times we use accountsDBPromise directly; try to avoid more usage
-  const accountsDB = await accountsDBPromise;
-  const num_accounts = await accountsDB.accounts.count();
-
-  if (num_accounts > 0) {
-    next();
-  } else {
-    next({ name: "start" });
-  }
-};
-
 const routes: Array<RouteRecordRaw> = [
   {
     path: "/account",
@@ -216,7 +192,6 @@ const routes: Array<RouteRecordRaw> = [
     path: "/projects",
     name: "projects",
     component: () => import("../views/ProjectsView.vue"),
-    beforeEnter: enterOrStart,
   },
   {
     path: "/quick-action-bvc",