diff --git a/src/InterventionBackend.php b/src/InterventionBackend.php
index 0f817378..b47bc4fd 100644
--- a/src/InterventionBackend.php
+++ b/src/InterventionBackend.php
@@ -293,9 +293,6 @@ public function getImageResource()
             if ($error) {
                 $this->markFailed($hash, $variant, $error);
             }
-            if (isset($path) && file_exists($path)) {
-                unlink($path);
-            }
         }
         return null;
     }