diff --git a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
index c9b6b1ed980..57b94fad6db 100644
--- a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
+++ b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2009      Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2011      Oak Ridge National Labs.  All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2016 Intel, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2014      Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2017 Mellanox Technologies, Inc.
  *                         All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014      Research Organization for Information Science
  *                         and Technology (RIST). All rights reserved.
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ int pmix_server_abort_fn(opal_process_name_t *proc, void *server_object,
         p->exit_code = status;
     }
 
-    ORTE_UPDATE_EXIT_STATUS(status);
     ORTE_ACTIVATE_PROC_STATE(proc, ORTE_PROC_STATE_CALLED_ABORT);
 
     /* release the caller */