diff --git a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
index 8f4df63..e46333f 100644
--- a/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
+++ b/tests/testapk/src/java/com/android/microdroid/test/MicrodroidTests.java
@@ -1555,7 +1555,6 @@
             assertFileContentsAreEqualInTwoVms("storage.img", vmNameOrig, vmNameImport);
         }
         assertThat(vmImport).isNotEqualTo(vmOrig);
-        vmm.delete(vmNameOrig);
         assertThat(vmImport).isEqualTo(vmm.get(vmNameImport));
         TestResults testResults =
                 runVmTestService(