diff --git a/plugins/transfer/restic.sh b/plugins/transfer/restic.sh
index 5f12d28dbba002c8a339e505690765a350b3dcbf..109ab44e623c67f2f8a26ffa835023042eacf922 100644
--- a/plugins/transfer/restic.sh
+++ b/plugins/transfer/restic.sh
@@ -138,19 +138,6 @@
     # uses global vars from ../../transfer.sh
     function t_backupDoPostTasks(){
 
-        echo "--- CLEANUP local data:"
-        echo restic cache --cleanup
-        color cmd
-        restic cache --cleanup
-        local _myrc=$?
-        color reset
-        case $_myrc in
-            0) color ok;      echo "OK" ;;
-            *) color error;   echo "Cleanup error - returncode was $_myrc" ;;
-        esac
-        color reset
-        echo
-
         echo "--- UNLOCK ... just in case :-)" 
         echo restic unlock ${ARGS_DEFAULT}
         color cmd