diff --git a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
index 1f8458aa4..0311e48a4 100755
--- a/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
+++ b/salt/manager/tools/sbin/soup
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ post_to_2.4.80() {
 
 post_to_2.4.90() {
   echo "Nothing to apply"
+  rm /opt/so/state/espipelines.txt
   POSTVERSION=2.4.90
 }