diff --git a/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/allocator/AllocatorTask.java b/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/allocator/AllocatorTask.java
index 519009728e..0aae0e563f 100644
--- a/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/allocator/AllocatorTask.java
+++ b/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/allocator/AllocatorTask.java
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ private final class AllocSQL extends PowerSQL {
 		/** Get the list of allocation tasks for jobs in a given state. */
 		private final Query getTasks;
 
-		/** Delete an allocation task. */
-		private final Update delete;
-
 		/** Find a single free board. */
 		private final Query findFreeBoard;
 
@@ -439,7 +436,6 @@ private final class AllocSQL extends PowerSQL {
 			super(conn);
 			bumpImportance = conn.update(BUMP_IMPORTANCE);
 			getTasks = conn.query(getAllocationTasks);
-			delete = conn.update(DELETE_TASK);
 			findFreeBoard = conn.query(FIND_FREE_BOARD);
 			getRectangles = conn.query(findRectangle);
 			getRectangleAt = conn.query(findRectangleAt);
@@ -455,7 +451,6 @@ public void close() {
 			super.close();
 			bumpImportance.close();
 			getTasks.close();
-			delete.close();
 			findFreeBoard.close();
 			getRectangles.close();
 			getRectangleAt.close();
@@ -659,11 +654,6 @@ private Allocations allocate(Connection conn) {
 					log.debug("allocate for {} (job {}) failed",
 							task.id, task.jobId);
 				} else {
-
-					// If we handled it, delete the request
-					if (handled.size() > 0) {
-						sql.delete.call(task.id);
-					}
 					allocations.addAll(task.jobId, handled);
 					log.debug("allocate for {} (job {}): {}", task.id,
 							task.jobId, handled);
diff --git a/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/SQLQueries.java b/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/SQLQueries.java
index 057112719d..76500b0dd3 100644
--- a/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/SQLQueries.java
+++ b/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/main/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/SQLQueries.java
@@ -659,11 +659,6 @@ public abstract class SQLQueries {
 					+ "FROM board_reports JOIN user_info ON reporter = user_id "
 					+ "WHERE board_id = :board_id";
 
-	/** Delete an allocation task. */
-	@Parameter("request_id")
-	protected static final String DELETE_TASK =
-			"DELETE FROM job_request WHERE req_id = :request_id";
-
 	/** Find a single free board. */
 	@Parameter("machine_id")
 	@ResultColumn("x")
diff --git a/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/test/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/DMLTest.java b/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/test/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/DMLTest.java
index 8bea6b9106..82e0ff01a2 100644
--- a/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/test/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/DMLTest.java
+++ b/SpiNNaker-allocserv/src/test/java/uk/ac/manchester/spinnaker/alloc/db/DMLTest.java
@@ -173,17 +173,6 @@ void noteDestroyReason() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void deleteTask() {
-		assumeWritable(c);
-		try (var u = c.update(DELETE_TASK)) {
-			c.transaction(() -> {
-				assertEquals(List.of("request_id"), u.getParameters());
-				assertEquals(0, u.call(NO_JOB));
-			});
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void allocateBoardsJob() {
 		assumeWritable(c);