diff --git a/source3/printing/print_cups.c b/source3/printing/print_cups.c
index 51ebb739a33..858647a52f4 100644
--- a/source3/printing/print_cups.c
+++ b/source3/printing/print_cups.c
@@ -665,6 +665,10 @@ cups_job_submit(int snum, struct printjob *pjob)
 
 	httpClose(http);
 
+	if ( ret == 0 )
+		unlink(pjob->filename);
+	/* else print_job_end will do it for us */
+
 	return (ret);
 }