diff --git a/scheduler/RetrieveMount.cpp b/scheduler/RetrieveMount.cpp
index e85faeb678574ce14c6413b5c4db4d39ebb8ab63..4339903193bffcd183e2af5f8b0d03850e341723 100644
--- a/scheduler/RetrieveMount.cpp
+++ b/scheduler/RetrieveMount.cpp
@@ -285,10 +285,9 @@ void cta::RetrieveMount::diskComplete() {
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // abort()
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void cta::RetrieveMount::abort(const std::string& reason) {
+void cta::RetrieveMount::abort(const std::string&) {
   diskComplete();
   tapeComplete();
-  setDriveStatus(cta::common::dataStructures::DriveStatus::Down, reason);
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------------