diff --git a/src/commands/CmdExport.cpp b/src/commands/CmdExport.cpp
index 829714a02..f3bea3368 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdExport.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdExport.cpp
@@ -49,17 +49,9 @@ int CmdExport::execute (std::string& output)
 {
   int rc = 0;
 
-  // Get all the tasks.
-  std::vector <Task> tasks;
-  context.tdb.lock (context.config.getBoolean ("locking"));
-  handleRecurrence ();
-  context.tdb.load (tasks);
-  context.tdb.commit ();
-  context.tdb.unlock ();
-
   // Apply filter.
   std::vector <Task> filtered;
-  filter (tasks, filtered);
+  filter (filtered);
 
   if (filtered.size () == 0)
   {