diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index 8a522e9df0..a6bb2c2d2c 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func importPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 
-	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, false, true)
+	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, false)
 	defer db.Close()
 	start := time.Now()
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ func exportPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	defer stack.Close()
 
-	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true, true)
+	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
 	defer db.Close()
 	start := time.Now()
 
@@ -407,8 +407,9 @@ func exportPreimages(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func parseDumpConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (*state.DumpConfig, ethdb.Database, common.Hash, error) {
-	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true, false)
+	db := utils.MakeChainDatabase(ctx, stack, true)
 	defer db.Close()
+
 	var header *types.Header
 	if ctx.NArg() > 1 {
 		return nil, nil, common.Hash{}, fmt.Errorf("expected 1 argument (number or hash), got %d", ctx.NArg())