diff --git a/deegree-core/deegree-core-workspace/src/main/java/org/deegree/workspace/standard/DefaultWorkspace.java b/deegree-core/deegree-core-workspace/src/main/java/org/deegree/workspace/standard/DefaultWorkspace.java
index e57c11cccd..d29ae320f3 100644
--- a/deegree-core/deegree-core-workspace/src/main/java/org/deegree/workspace/standard/DefaultWorkspace.java
+++ b/deegree-core/deegree-core-workspace/src/main/java/org/deegree/workspace/standard/DefaultWorkspace.java
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ public <T extends Resource> void destroy( ResourceIdentifier<T> id ) {
         states.remove( id );
         removeMetadataFromResourceManager( id );
         resources.remove( id );
-        graph.removeNode( id );
         errors.clear( id );
     }