diff --git a/src/_zkapauthorizer/model.py b/src/_zkapauthorizer/model.py
index 4800c7776bba5901535f717173323b373812ac5e..bccbf3d28d54d3a9cc01eb01e9b1ecea4b6180c6 100644
--- a/src/_zkapauthorizer/model.py
+++ b/src/_zkapauthorizer/model.py
@@ -174,64 +174,10 @@ def with_cursor(f):
         with self._connection:
             cursor = self._connection.cursor()
             cursor.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE TRANSACTION")
-            statements = []
-            result = f(self, add_application_logging(cursor, statements), *a, **kw)
-            write_recorded_statements(cursor, statements)
-            return result
+            return f(self, cursor, *a, **kw)
 
     return with_cursor
 
-def sqlquote(value):
-    if isinstance(value, int):
-        return value
-    if isinstance(value, float):
-        return value
-    if isinstance(value, None):
-        return "NULL"
-    if isinstance(value, str):
-        return "'" + value.replace("'", "''") + "'"
-
-def write_recorded_statements(cursor, statements):
-    for (sql, args) in statements:
-        # sql="INSERT INTO foo VALUES (?, ?)" args=(1, 2)
-        # sql="INSERT INTO foo VALUES (1, 2)" args=()
-        dump_compat_string = sql.replace("?", "{}").format(*(
-            sqlquote(arg)
-            for arg
-            in args
-        ))
-        cursor.execute("INSERT INTO [event-stream] (?)", (dump_compat_string,))
-
-# TODO
-#   filter out reads
-#   build the recovery system
-#     * download the database snapshot
-#     * download the event-stream
-#     * apply the event stream starting from the right place
-#   implement local [event-stream] pruning so database doesn't grow without bounds
-#   add sequence numbers or something so you know where you are in [event-stream] for certain operations
-#   schedule [event-stream] uploads
-#   add automated tests
-#   as an optimization:
-#     implement initial database snapshot and updates to that
-#     * take a write lock
-#     * .dump the database w/o the [event-stream] table
-#     * upload the copy to the grid
-#     * repeat as desired (eg when size of event stream >> size of database snapshot)
-
-# Can we be `.dump` compatible?
-#  - Python API to format a SQL string and args as just a SQL string
-#    -
-#  - Python API to dump the database?
-#    - conn.iterdump()
-
-def add_application_logging(cursor, statements):
-    class _Cursor(object):
-        def executemany(self, sql, args):
-            statements.append((sql, args))
-            return cursor.executemany(sql, args)
-    return _Cursor()
-
 
 def memory_connect(path, *a, **kw):
     """