diff --git a/tools/hotplug/Linux/launch-xenstore.in b/tools/hotplug/Linux/launch-xenstore.in
index 01193be349..991dec8d25 100644
--- a/tools/hotplug/Linux/launch-xenstore.in
+++ b/tools/hotplug/Linux/launch-xenstore.in
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ test -f @CONFIG_DIR@/@CONFIG_LEAF_DIR@/xencommons && . @CONFIG_DIR@/@CONFIG_LEAF
 
 [ "$XENSTORETYPE" = "daemon" ] && {
 	[ -z "$XENSTORED_ROOTDIR" ] && XENSTORED_ROOTDIR="@XEN_LIB_STORED@"
-	/bin/rm -f $XENSTORED_ROOTDIR/tdb* &>/dev/null
 	[ -z "$XENSTORED_TRACE" ] || XENSTORED_ARGS="$XENSTORED_ARGS -T @XEN_LOG_DIR@/xenstored-trace.log"
 	[ -z "$XENSTORED" ] && XENSTORED=@XENSTORED@
 	[ -x "$XENSTORED" ] || {