diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 0eec04c22..1f8458aa4 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ up_to_2.4.80() {
 up_to_2.4.90() {
   echo "Nothing to apply"
   INSTALLEDVERSION=2.4.90
-  rm /opt/so/state/espipelines.txt
 }
 
 add_detection_test_pillars() {