diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c
index 84e2d0c338..a333c2132d 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/monitor.c
@@ -305,10 +305,6 @@ bdb_monitor_db_init( BackendDB *be )
 {
 	struct bdb_info		*bdb = (struct bdb_info *) be->be_private;
 
-	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if ( bdb_monitor_initialize() == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
 		/* monitoring in back-bdb is on by default */
 		SLAP_DBFLAGS( be ) |= SLAP_DBFLAG_MONITORING;
@@ -340,10 +336,6 @@ bdb_monitor_db_open( BackendDB *be )
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	mi = backend_info( "monitor" );
 	if ( !mi || !mi->bi_extra ) {
 		SLAP_DBFLAGS( be ) ^= SLAP_DBFLAG_MONITORING;
@@ -491,10 +483,6 @@ bdb_monitor_db_close( BackendDB *be )
 {
 	struct bdb_info		*bdb = (struct bdb_info *) be->be_private;
 
-	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if ( !BER_BVISNULL( &bdb->bi_monitor.bdm_ndn ) ) {
 		BackendInfo		*mi = backend_info( "monitor" );
 		monitor_extra_t		*mbe;
@@ -518,18 +506,12 @@ bdb_monitor_db_close( BackendDB *be )
 int
 bdb_monitor_db_destroy( BackendDB *be )
 {
-	if ( SLAP_GLUE_SUBORDINATE( be ) ) {
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 #ifdef BDB_MONITOR_IDX
-	{
-		struct bdb_info		*bdb = (struct bdb_info *) be->be_private;
+	struct bdb_info		*bdb = (struct bdb_info *) be->be_private;
 
-		/* TODO: free tree */
-		ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &bdb->bi_idx_mutex );
-		avl_free( bdb->bi_idx, ch_free );
-	}
+	/* TODO: free tree */
+	ldap_pvt_thread_mutex_destroy( &bdb->bi_idx_mutex );
+	avl_free( bdb->bi_idx, ch_free );
 #endif /* BDB_MONITOR_IDX */
 
 	return 0;