diff --git a/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/activity/plugin/pin/PinManagerActivity.java b/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/activity/plugin/pin/PinManagerActivity.java
index 02019cfd741..faeba844e85 100644
--- a/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/activity/plugin/pin/PinManagerActivity.java
+++ b/modules/dcache-bulk/src/main/java/org/dcache/services/bulk/activity/plugin/pin/PinManagerActivity.java
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ public void handleCompletion(BulkRequestTarget target, Future<Message> future) {
             reply = getUninterruptibly(future);
             if (reply.getReturnCode() != 0) {
                 target.setErrorObject(reply.getErrorObject());
-            } else if (reply instanceof PinManagerPinMessage
-                  && ((PinManagerPinMessage) reply).getLifetime() == -1L) {
-                target.setState(SKIPPED);
             } else {
                 target.setState(State.COMPLETED);
             }