diff --git a/system/database/DB.php b/system/database/DB.php
index 6223744..a148c9f 100644
--- a/system/database/DB.php
+++ b/system/database/DB.php
@@ -22,14 +22,8 @@
* @author Rick Ellis
* @link http://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/database/
*/
-function DB($params = '', $return = FALSE, $active_record = FALSE)
+function DB($params = '', $active_record = FALSE)
{
- // Do we even need to load the database class?
- if (class_exists('CI_DB') AND $return == FALSE AND $active_record == FALSE)
- {
- return FALSE;
- }
-
// Load the DB config file if a DSN string wasn't passed
if (is_string($params) AND strpos($params, '://') === FALSE)
{
@@ -84,15 +78,8 @@
// Instantiate the DB adapter
$driver = 'CI_DB_'.$params['dbdriver'].'_driver';
- $DB = new $driver($params);
-
- if ($return === TRUE)
- {
- return $DB;
- }
-
- $CI =& get_instance();
- $CI->db =& $DB;
+ $DB = new $driver($params);
+ return $DB;
}
diff --git a/system/database/DB_driver.php b/system/database/DB_driver.php
index a4131fd..848d4f1 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_driver.php
@@ -155,26 +155,7 @@
}
}
}
-
- // --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- /**
- * Load the Utilities Class
- *
- * @access public
- * @return string
- */
- function load_utilities()
- {
- require_once(BASEPATH.'database/DB_utility'.EXT);
- require_once(BASEPATH.'database/drivers/'.$this->dbdriver.'/'.$this->dbdriver.'_utility'.EXT);
- $class = 'CI_DB_'.$this->dbdriver.'_utility';
- $CI =& get_instance();
- $CI->dbutil = new $class();
- $CI->_ci_assign_to_models();
- }
-
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**