diff --git a/ctdb/config/ctdbd_wrapper b/ctdb/config/ctdbd_wrapper
index cdf030499d3..bfc91f7b644 100755
--- a/ctdb/config/ctdbd_wrapper
+++ b/ctdb/config/ctdbd_wrapper
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ kill_ctdbd ()
 
     if [ -n "$_session" ] ; then
 	pkill -9 -s "$_session" 2>/dev/null
-	rm -f "$pidfile"
     fi
 }