diff --git a/lib/mongo/db.rb b/lib/mongo/db.rb
index 6b2c81a..aea3817 100644
--- a/lib/mongo/db.rb
+++ b/lib/mongo/db.rb
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ module XGen
         def drop_collection(name)
           return true unless collection_names.include?(full_coll_name(name))
 
-          coll = collection(name)
-          coll.drop_indexes     # Mongo requires that we drop indexes manually
           ok?(db_command(:drop => name))
         end