diff --git a/src/trace/implementations/spine_fueled.rs b/src/trace/implementations/spine_fueled.rs
index f3b61ec94..ab4c24a22 100644
--- a/src/trace/implementations/spine_fueled.rs
+++ b/src/trace/implementations/spine_fueled.rs
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@ where
             }
         }
 
+        if self.physical_frontier.is_empty() {
+            self.drop_batches();
+        }
+
         // Having performed all of our work, if more than one batch remains reschedule ourself.
         if !self.reduced() {
             if let Some(activator) = &self.activator {