diff --git a/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLDatabase.php b/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLDatabase.php
index b0633d20a..0aeb6067f 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLDatabase.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Connect/MySQLDatabase.php
@@ -566,16 +566,6 @@ class MySQLDatabase extends Database implements TransactionManager
      */
     public function clearTable($table)
     {
-        $this->query("DELETE FROM \"$table\"");
-
-        // Check if resetting the auto-increment is needed
-        $autoIncrement = $this->preparedQuery(
-            'SELECT "AUTO_INCREMENT" FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = ? AND TABLE_NAME = ?',
-            [ $this->getSelectedDatabase(), $table]
-        )->value();
-
-        if ($autoIncrement > 1) {
-            $this->query("ALTER TABLE \"$table\" AUTO_INCREMENT = 1");
-        }
+        $this->query("TRUNCATE TABLE \"$table\"");
     }
 }