diff --git a/packages/openchs-android/package.json b/packages/openchs-android/package.json
index dcc838277..da2adc862 100644
--- a/packages/openchs-android/package.json
+++ b/packages/openchs-android/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "moment": "2.29.4",
     "native-base": "3.4.9",
-    "openchs-models": "1.31.39",
+    "openchs-models": "1.31.41",
     "prop-types": "15.8.1",
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-native": "0.72.3",
diff --git a/packages/openchs-android/src/GlobalContext.js b/packages/openchs-android/src/GlobalContext.js
index 49dacc56e..0c01d849f 100644
--- a/packages/openchs-android/src/GlobalContext.js
+++ b/packages/openchs-android/src/GlobalContext.js
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class GlobalContext {
 
     async initialiseGlobalContext(appStore, realmFactory) {
         this.db =  await realmFactory.createRealm();
-        this.db.realmDb.compact();
         this.beanRegistry.init(this.db);
         this.reduxStore = appStore.create(this.beanRegistry.beansMap);
         this.beanRegistry.setReduxStore(this.reduxStore);