diff --git a/internal/collector/vector/run-vector.sh b/internal/collector/vector/run-vector.sh
index df50403e28..15e862e071 100644
--- a/internal/collector/vector/run-vector.sh
+++ b/internal/collector/vector/run-vector.sh
@@ -7,24 +7,5 @@ VECTOR_DATA_DIR=%s
 echo "Creating the directory used for persisting Vector state $VECTOR_DATA_DIR"
 mkdir -p ${VECTOR_DATA_DIR}
 
-echo "Checking for buffer lock files"
-# Vector does not appear to release locks when the process terminates. Try to clean up for restart
-pushd ${VECTOR_DATA_DIR}
-  locks=$(ls -R . | awk '/:$/&&f{s=$0;f=0}
-/:$/&&!f{sub(/:$/,"");s=$0;f=1;next}
-NF&&f{ print s"/"$0 }' | grep \.lock)
-  rc=$?
-  if [ $rc -gt 1 ] ; then
-    echo "Error checking for buffer lock files returncode=$rc: '${locks}'"
-    exit $rc
-  fi
-  sleep 10s  #try to allow other owners to finish or cleanup
-  echo "found lock files: '$locks'"
-  for lock in ${locks}; do
-    echo "removing file: '${lock}'"
-    rm $lock
-  done
-popd
-
 echo "Starting Vector process..."
 exec /usr/bin/vector --config-toml /etc/vector/vector.toml