diff --git a/src/tools/store.cpp b/src/tools/store.cpp
index 19fffc496..fa7829d50 100644
--- a/src/tools/store.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/store.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ bool generateDataStoreOptions(const int argc,
     if (option_variables.count("remove-locks"))
     {
         osrm::storage::SharedBarriers::remove();
-        boost::interprocess::named_mutex::remove("osrm-datastore");
         return false;
     }