diff --git a/cisticola/scraper/base.py b/cisticola/scraper/base.py
index 5dfa1f5..973fc55 100644
--- a/cisticola/scraper/base.py
+++ b/cisticola/scraper/base.py
@@ -421,9 +421,6 @@ class ScraperController:
                         session.commit()
                         added += 1
 
-                    profile = scraper.get_profile(channel)
-                    session.add(profile)
-
                     session.commit()
                     logger.info(
                         f"{scraper} found {added} new posts from {channel}")