diff --git a/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter.go b/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter.go
index 5e65bc79..f85db04f 100644
--- a/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter.go
+++ b/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter.go
@@ -231,10 +231,6 @@ func (s *Service) deleteJob(ctx context.Context, jobUUID string) error {
 		Stringer("duration", duration).
 		Msg("job deleter: job removal complete")
 
-	// Request a consistency check on the database. In the past there have been
-	// some issues after deleting a job.
-	s.persist.RequestIntegrityCheck()
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter_test.go b/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter_test.go
index 6b347196..84c6a64b 100644
--- a/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter_test.go
+++ b/internal/manager/job_deleter/job_deleter_test.go
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ func TestDeleteJobWithoutShaman(t *testing.T) {
 	// Mock that everything went OK.
 	mocks.storage.EXPECT().RemoveJobStorage(mocks.ctx, jobUUID)
 	mocks.persist.EXPECT().DeleteJob(mocks.ctx, jobUUID)
-	mocks.persist.EXPECT().RequestIntegrityCheck()
 	mocks.broadcaster.EXPECT().BroadcastJobUpdate(gomock.Any())
 	require.NoError(t, s.deleteJob(mocks.ctx, jobUUID))
 }
@@ -155,7 +154,6 @@ func TestDeleteJobWithShaman(t *testing.T) {
 	mocks.shaman.EXPECT().EraseCheckout(shamanCheckoutID)
 	mocks.storage.EXPECT().RemoveJobStorage(mocks.ctx, jobUUID)
 	mocks.persist.EXPECT().DeleteJob(mocks.ctx, jobUUID)
-	mocks.persist.EXPECT().RequestIntegrityCheck()
 	mocks.broadcaster.EXPECT().BroadcastJobUpdate(gomock.Any())
 	require.NoError(t, s.deleteJob(mocks.ctx, jobUUID))
 }