diff --git a/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs b/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
index 5259ec662..ad542d0f0 100644
--- a/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
+++ b/src/update/index_documents/mod.rs
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
         enum DatabaseType {
             Main,
             WordDocids,
-            WordsPairsProximitiesDocids,
         }
 
         let searchable_fields: HashSet<_> = match self.index.searchable_fields(self.wtxn)? {
@@ -352,7 +351,7 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
             },
         };
 
-        let (receiver, docid_word_positions_readers, documents_readers) = pool.install(|| {
+        let readers = pool.install(|| {
             let num_threads = rayon::current_num_threads();
             let max_memory_by_job = max_memory.map(|mm| mm / num_threads);
 
@@ -405,18 +404,13 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
 
             // The enum and the channel which is used to transfert
             // the readers merges potentially done on another thread.
-            let (sender, receiver) = sync_channel(3);
+            let (sender, receiver) = sync_channel(2);
 
             debug!("Merging the main, word docids and words pairs proximity docids in parallel...");
             rayon::spawn(move || {
                 vec![
                     (DatabaseType::Main, main_readers, main_merge as MergeFn),
                     (DatabaseType::WordDocids, word_docids_readers, word_docids_merge),
-                    (
-                        DatabaseType::WordsPairsProximitiesDocids,
-                        words_pairs_proximities_docids_readers,
-                        words_pairs_proximities_docids_merge,
-                    ),
                 ]
                 .into_par_iter()
                 .for_each(|(dbtype, readers, merge)| {
@@ -427,9 +421,21 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
                 });
             });
 
-            Ok((receiver, docid_word_positions_readers, documents_readers)) as anyhow::Result<_>
+            Ok((
+                receiver,
+                docid_word_positions_readers,
+                documents_readers,
+                words_pairs_proximities_docids_readers,
+            )) as anyhow::Result<_>
         })?;
 
+        let (
+            receiver,
+            docid_word_positions_readers,
+            documents_readers,
+            words_pairs_proximities_docids_readers,
+        ) = readers;
+
         let mut documents_ids = self.index.documents_ids(self.wtxn)?;
         let contains_documents = !documents_ids.is_empty();
         let write_method = if contains_documents {
@@ -472,6 +478,15 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
             write_method
         )?;
 
+        debug!("Writing the words pairs proximities docids into LMDB on disk...");
+        merge_into_lmdb_database(
+            self.wtxn,
+            *self.index.word_pair_proximity_docids.as_polymorph(),
+            words_pairs_proximities_docids_readers,
+            words_pairs_proximities_docids_merge,
+            write_method,
+        )?;
+
         for (db_type, result) in receiver {
             let content = result?;
             match db_type {
@@ -496,17 +511,6 @@ impl<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> IndexDocuments<'t, 'u, 'i, 'a> {
                         write_method,
                     )?;
                 },
-                DatabaseType::WordsPairsProximitiesDocids => {
-                    debug!("Writing the words pairs proximities docids into LMDB on disk...");
-                    let db = *self.index.word_pair_proximity_docids.as_polymorph();
-                    write_into_lmdb_database(
-                        self.wtxn,
-                        db,
-                        content,
-                        words_pairs_proximities_docids_merge,
-                        write_method,
-                    )?;
-                },
             }
         }