diff --git a/src/state-store/sql.js b/src/state-store/sql.js
index 0ca503f63..b1ecd8630 100644
--- a/src/state-store/sql.js
+++ b/src/state-store/sql.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ module.exports = class SQLStateStore {
 
   clear() {
     return this.dbPromise.then(db =>
-      getOne(db, `DROP TABLE ${this.tableName}`)
+      getOne(db, `DELETE FROM ${this.tableName}`)
     );
   }