diff --git a/src/script/hydra_queue_runner.pl b/src/script/hydra_queue_runner.pl
index 0a3cec2d..43064606 100755
--- a/src/script/hydra_queue_runner.pl
+++ b/src/script/hydra_queue_runner.pl
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ sub checkBuilds {
                 $build->schedulingInfo->logfile($logfile);
                 $build->schedulingInfo->starttime(time);
                 $build->schedulingInfo->update;
-                $build->buildsteps->delete_all;
                 push @buildsStarted, $build;
             }
         }