diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5206707..e33fc78 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2410.51409
+0.2410.160117
diff --git a/src/Db/DbTools.php b/src/Db/DbTools.php
index bfa66bd..ef6faa2 100644
--- a/src/Db/DbTools.php
+++ b/src/Db/DbTools.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // DbTools.php
 // Created: 2021-05-02
-// Updated: 2024-10-04
+// Updated: 2024-10-16
 
 namespace Index\Db;
 
@@ -51,24 +51,14 @@ final class DbTools {
         $backend = $backends[$scheme] ?? null;
 
         if(!($backend instanceof DbBackend)) {
-            $backend = null;
-
-            if(array_key_exists($scheme, self::DB_PROTOS))
-                $name = self::DB_PROTOS[$scheme];
-            else
-                $name = str_replace('-', '\\', (string)$scheme);
-
-            if(class_exists($name) && is_subclass_of($name, DbBackend::class)) {
-                $backend = new $name;
-                $name = get_class($backend);
-            }
-
-            if($backend === null)
+            if(!array_key_exists($scheme, self::DB_PROTOS))
                 throw new RuntimeException('No implementation is available for the specified scheme.');
+
+            $backend = new (self::DB_PROTOS[$scheme]);
             if(!$backend->isAvailable())
                 throw new RuntimeException('Requested database backend is not available, likely due to missing dependencies.');
 
-            $backends[$name] = $backend;
+            $backends[$scheme] = $backend;
         }
 
         return $backend;
diff --git a/tests/DbToolsTest.php b/tests/DbToolsTest.php
index a315cab..3b1839d 100644
--- a/tests/DbToolsTest.php
+++ b/tests/DbToolsTest.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // DbToolsTest.php
 // Created: 2021-04-28
-// Updated: 2024-10-04
+// Updated: 2024-10-16
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ final class DbToolsTest extends TestCase {
         $nullDbConn1 = DbTools::create('null:');
         $this->assertInstanceOf(NullDbConnection::class, $nullDbConn1);
 
-        $nullDbConn2 = DbTools::create('Index-Db-NullDb-NullDbBackend:');
-        $this->assertInstanceOf(NullDbConnection::class, $nullDbConn2);
-
         $maria = new MariaDbBackend;
         $sqlite = new SqliteBackend;