diff --git a/LTA/LTAIngest/ltacp.py b/LTA/LTAIngest/ltacp.py
index 035c2c1fc87875a04d249322628174b0a7ce5819..9cb636433f08d80ad1d092c4920c7e75301f0448 100755
--- a/LTA/LTAIngest/ltacp.py
+++ b/LTA/LTAIngest/ltacp.py
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ class LtaCp:
                 p_remote_rm.communicate()
                 if p_remote_rm.returncode != 0:
                     logger.error("Could not remove remote fifo %s@%s:%s\n%s" % (self.src_user, self.src_host, self.remote_data_fifo, p_remote_rm.stderr))
-                self.remote_data_fifo = None
 
     def cleanup(self):
         logger.debug('ltacp %s: cleaning up' % (self.logId))