diff --git a/src/database/prepare.py b/src/database/prepare.py
index e5c5a40..40a8adc 100644
--- a/src/database/prepare.py
+++ b/src/database/prepare.py
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ def _create_index(con: mariadb.Connection) -> None:
     )
 
 
-def prepare(host: int, user: str, passwd: str, database: str) -> None:
-    con: mariadb.Connection = mariadb.connect(
-        host=host, user=user, password=passwd, database=database
-    )
+def prepare(con: mariadb.Connection) -> None:
     _create_tables(con)
     _create_index(con)
-    con.close()