diff --git a/classes/Queue.js b/classes/Queue.js
index 2ea4b04..71d1727 100644
--- a/classes/Queue.js
+++ b/classes/Queue.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 const metadata = require('../libs/metadata.js');
-const { md5 } = require('../libs/util.js');
 const { extname } = require('path');
 
 class Queue {
@@ -74,14 +73,10 @@ class Queue {
         if (file === undefined) {
             return;
         }
-        const hash = await md5(file);
-        if (! await this.fileChanged(file, hash)) {
-            return;
-        }
         const tags = await metadata.parseFile(file);
         const artist = await this.addArtist(tags);
         const album = await this.addAlbum(tags);
-        const track = await this.addTrack(tags, file, hash);
+        const track = await this.addTrack(tags, file);
         this.linkTrackToArtist(track, artist);
         this.linkTrackToAlbum(track, album);
         this.linkAlbumToArtist(album, artist);
@@ -106,29 +101,6 @@ class Queue {
         }
     }
 
-    async fileChanged(file, hash) {
-        if (file === undefined) {
-            return;
-        }
-        const where = {
-            file: file
-        };
-        if (hash === undefined) {
-            hash = await md5(file);
-        }
-        if (hash !== undefined) {
-            where.hash = hash;
-        }
-        try {
-            const element = await database.models.Track.findOne({
-                where: where
-            });
-            return element?.id === undefined;
-        } catch (err) {
-            logger.error('error finding database entry for file \'' + file + '\' with md5 sum \'' + hash + '\' > ' + err);
-        }
-    }
-
     async addArtist(tags) {
         if (tags?.common?.artist === undefined && tags?.common?.artists === undefined) {
             return;
@@ -173,20 +145,13 @@ class Queue {
         }
     }
 
-    async addTrack(tags, file, hash) {
+    async addTrack(tags, file) {
         if (tags?.common?.title === undefined || file === undefined) {
             return;
         }
-        let timestamp = new Date();
         const where = {
             file: file
         };
-        if (hash === undefined) {
-            hash = await md5(file);
-        }
-        if (hash !== undefined) {
-            where.hash = hash;
-        }
         if (tags?.common?.title !== undefined) {
             where.title = tags.common.title;
         }
diff --git a/models/Track.js b/models/Track.js
index 6d737ba..0865111 100644
--- a/models/Track.js
+++ b/models/Track.js
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ const Track = database.connection.define("track", {
     diskof: DataTypes.INTEGER,
     trackno: DataTypes.INTEGER,
     trackof: DataTypes.INTEGER,
-    file: DataTypes.TEXT,
-    hash: DataTypes.TEXT
+    file: DataTypes.TEXT
 });
 
 module.exports = Track;
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