diff --git a/initial-promises/node-server/failsafe.cf b/initial-promises/node-server/failsafe.cf
index 6d4d6fb5f..d6d14cd4c 100644
--- a/initial-promises/node-server/failsafe.cf
+++ b/initial-promises/node-server/failsafe.cf
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 body common control
 
 {
-        bundlesequence => { "check_lock_db_problem", "init_files", "update" };
+        bundlesequence => { "init_files", "update" };
 
         inputs => { "common/1.0/update.cf" };
         output_prefix => "rudder";
@@ -141,50 +141,6 @@ bundle agent init_files
       "${sys.workdir}/bin/cf-key";
 }
 
-# This bundle will check the "last successful inputs update", and if it is older
-# than 1 hour, remove cf_lock.db (and only this DB), to give CFEngine a chance
-# to run properly again.
-bundle agent check_lock_db_problem{
-  vars:
-
-    cfengine_3_0|cfengine_3_1|cfengine_3_2::
-      "cf_lock_filename" string => "cf_lock.db";
-
-    !(cfengine_3_0|cfengine_3_1|cfengine_3_2)::
-      "cf_lock_filename" string => "cf_lock.tcdb";
-
-  files:
-      # The aim of this promise is to create a class when this file is older
-      # than one hour. The class can not be created without touching but in
-      # order to not modifing the mtime we use warn_only.
-      "${sys.workdir}/last_successful_inputs_update"
-        file_select => over_an_hour,
-        touch       => "true",
-        action      => warn_only,
-        classes     => success("last_successful_inputs_update_too_old", "last_successful_inputs_update_check_error", "last_successful_inputs_update_ok");
-
-      "${sys.workdir}/state/${cf_lock_filename}"
-        delete     => tidy,
-        ifvarclass => "last_successful_inputs_update_too_old",
-        classes    => success("cf_lock_removed", "cf_lock_error_removing", "cf_lock_not_deleted");
-
-  reports:
-    cf_lock_removed::
-      "@@Common@@log_repaired@@hasPolicyServer-root@@common-root@@00@@Update@@None@@${g.execRun}##${g.uuid}@#Promises had not been updated for over an hour, this could indicate a broken lockfile. cf_lock DB file was removed.";
-
-    cf_lock_error_removing::
-      "@@Common@@result_error@@hasPolicyServer-root@@common-root@@00@@Update@@None@@${g.execRun}##${g.uuid}@#Promises have not been updated for over an hour, this could indicate a broken lockfile, but an error occured when trying to remove it";
-}
-
-body file_select over_an_hour()
-{
-    # Select file which are older than one hour
-    # Use of positive mtime instead of negative one
-    # In order to avoid corner effects
-        mtime       => irange(ago(0,0,0,1,0,0), now);
-        file_result => "!mtime";
-}
-
 body depth_search recurse(d)
 {
         depth => "${d}";
diff --git a/techniques/system/common/1.0/failsafe.st b/techniques/system/common/1.0/failsafe.st
index 77b9a30e4..d3f8e922c 100644
--- a/techniques/system/common/1.0/failsafe.st
+++ b/techniques/system/common/1.0/failsafe.st
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 body common control
 {
-        bundlesequence     => { "check_lock_db_problem", "init_files", "update" };
+        bundlesequence     => { "init_files", "update" };
 
         inputs             => { "common/1.0/update.cf" };
         output_prefix      => "rudder";
@@ -141,49 +141,6 @@ bundle agent init_files
       "${sys.workdir}/bin/cf-key";
 }
 
-# This bundle will check the "last successful inputs update", and if it is older
-# than 1 hour, remove cf_lock.db (and only this DB), to give CFEngine a chance
-# to run properly again.
-bundle agent check_lock_db_problem{
-  vars:
-
-    cfengine_3_0|cfengine_3_1|cfengine_3_2::
-      "cf_lock_filename" string => "cf_lock.db";
-
-    !(cfengine_3_0|cfengine_3_1|cfengine_3_2)::
-      "cf_lock_filename" string => "cf_lock.tcdb";
-
-  files:
-      # The aim of this promise is to create a class when this file is older
-      # than one hour. The class can not be created without touching but in
-      # order to not modifing the mtime we use WarnOnly.
-      "${sys.workdir}/last_successful_inputs_update"
-        file_select => over_an_hour,
-        touch       => "true",
-        action      => WarnOnly,
-        classes     => success("last_successful_inputs_update_too_old", "last_successful_inputs_update_check_error", "last_successful_inputs_update_ok");
-
-      "${sys.workdir}/state/${cf_lock_filename}"
-        delete     => tidy,
-        ifvarclass => "last_successful_inputs_update_too_old",
-        classes    => success("cf_lock_removed", "cf_lock_error_removing", "cf_lock_not_deleted");
-
-  reports:
-    cf_lock_removed::
-      "@@Common@@log_repaired@@&TRACKINGKEY&@@Update@@None@@${g.execRun}##${g.uuid}@#Promises had not been updated for over an hour, this could indicate a broken lockfile. cf_lock DB file was removed.";
-
-    cf_lock_error_removing::
-      "@@Common@@result_error@@&TRACKINGKEY&@@Update@@None@@${g.execRun}##${g.uuid}@#Promises have not been updated for over an hour, this could indicate a broken lockfile, but an error occured when trying to remove it";
-}
-
-body file_select over_an_hour()
-{
-        # Select file which are older than one hour
-        # Use of positive mtime instead of negative one
-        # In order to avoid corner effects
-        mtime       => irange(ago(0,0,0,1,0,0), now);
-        file_result => "!mtime";
-}
 
 body depth_search recurse(d)
 {