diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/DbManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/DbManager.java
index 9cd60359..76912425 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/DbManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/DbManager.java
@@ -278,10 +278,6 @@ public enum DbManager {
         if (mysqlSet.isEmpty())
             return enumSet;
 
-        // Remove the leading and trailing brackets from the MySQL set
-
-        mysqlSet = mysqlSet.substring(1, mysqlSet.length() - 1);
-
         // Split set string  and trim each element
 
         String[] elements = mysqlSet.split(",");