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;
}