diff --git a/src/panels/config/backup/components/ha-backup-data-picker.ts b/src/panels/config/backup/components/ha-backup-data-picker.ts
index 57a7bd3e52..4b5cfa86df 100644
--- a/src/panels/config/backup/components/ha-backup-data-picker.ts
+++ b/src/panels/config/backup/components/ha-backup-data-picker.ts
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ export class HaBackupDataPicker extends LitElement {
           version: data.homeassistant_version,
         });
       }
-      if (data.database_included) {
-        items.push({
-          label: "History",
-          id: "database",
-        });
-      }
       items.push(
         ...data.folders.map<CheckBoxItem>((folder) => ({
           label: this._localizeFolder(folder),
@@ -145,9 +139,6 @@ export class HaBackupDataPicker extends LitElement {
     if (value.homeassistant_included) {
       homeassistant.push("config");
     }
-    if (value.database_included) {
-      homeassistant.push("database");
-    }
 
     const folders = value.folders;
     homeassistant.push(...folders);
@@ -164,7 +155,9 @@ export class HaBackupDataPicker extends LitElement {
     (selectedItems: SelectedItems, data: BackupData): BackupData => ({
       homeassistant_version: data.homeassistant_version,
       homeassistant_included: selectedItems.homeassistant.includes("config"),
-      database_included: selectedItems.homeassistant.includes("database"),
+      database_included:
+        data.database_included &&
+        selectedItems.homeassistant.includes("config"),
       addons: data.addons.filter((addon) =>
         selectedItems.addons.includes(addon.slug)
       ),