diff --git a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
index 6182b50221..d54502c99f 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/ldbstore.go
@@ -663,6 +663,7 @@ func (s *LDBStore) CleanGCIndex() error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		batch.Reset()
 
 		for i, okIdx := range idxs {
 			gcIdxKey := getGCIdxKey(&okIdx)