1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/mongo/db/s/collection_sharding_runtime.cpp b/src/mongo/db/s/collection_sharding_runtime.cpp
index d4e95f25d03..f5f5b01d6d9 100644
--- a/src/mongo/db/s/collection_sharding_runtime.cpp
+++ b/src/mongo/db/s/collection_sharding_runtime.cpp
@@ -704,10 +704,6 @@ void CollectionShardingRuntime::_cleanupBeforeInstallingNewCollectionMetadata(
     ExecutorFuture<void>{Grid::get(opCtx)->getExecutorPool()->getFixedExecutor()}
         .then([svcCtx{opCtx->getServiceContext()}, oldUUID, oldShardVersion] {
             ThreadClient tc{"CleanUpShardedMetadata", svcCtx};
-            {
-                stdx::lock_guard<Client> lk{*tc.get()};
-                tc->setSystemOperationKillableByStepdown(lk);
-            }
             auto uniqueOpCtx{tc->makeOperationContext()};
             auto opCtx{uniqueOpCtx.get()};