diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
index df3a97c836..9135b1718c 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_globals.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ static void orte_job_destruct(orte_job_t* job)
                 break;
             }
         }
-        orte_job_data = NULL;
     }
 }