diff --git a/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_database.cpp b/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_database.cpp
index d38f0c910..65c209718 100644
--- a/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_database.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/mbgl/storage/offline_database.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ void OfflineDatabase::ensureSchema() {
             case 4: migrateToVersion5(); // fall through
             case 5: migrateToVersion6(); // fall through
             case 6: return;
-            default: throw std::runtime_error("unknown schema version");
+            default: break; // downgrade, delete the database
             }
 
             removeExisting();