diff --git a/group_vars/home-assistant.yml b/group_vars/home-assistant.yml
index 0f8bd40..7fede05 100644
--- a/group_vars/home-assistant.yml
+++ b/group_vars/home-assistant.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,4 @@ collectd_df:
 
 burp_backup:
 - include: /var/lib/homeassistant
-
-burp_backup_script_pre: /etc/burp/backup-pre.sh
+- exclude: home-assistant_v2.db*
diff --git a/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/hass2.pyrocufflink.blue/backup-pre.sh b/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/hass2.pyrocufflink.blue/backup-pre.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index ac91c77..0000000
--- a/roles/burp-client/files/scripts/hass2.pyrocufflink.blue/backup-pre.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-sqlite3 /var/lib/homeassistant/home-assistant_v2.db \
-    ".backup '/var/lib/homeassistant/home-assistant_v2.db.bak'"