diff --git a/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c b/orte/orted/pmix/pmix_server_gen.c
index 1ef0515c04..9f2ae9eb76 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) 2013-2017 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.
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ static void _client_abort(int sd, short args, void *cbdata)
         ORTE_ACTIVATE_PROC_STATE(&p->name, ORTE_PROC_STATE_CALLED_ABORT);
     }
 
-    ORTE_UPDATE_EXIT_STATUS(cd->status);
-
     /* release the caller */
     if (NULL != cd->cbfunc) {
         cd->cbfunc(OPAL_SUCCESS, cd->cbdata);