diff --git a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
index dc84e455..c0e353f0 100755
--- a/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
+++ b/nodemgmt-scripts.sh
@@ -793,12 +793,8 @@ GUI(){
 				for i in $getStuckNM; do
 					/bin/kill $i
 				done
-			fi		
-			
-			if [ -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
-				cbd=`date +%s`-$(stat -c %Y ${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running)
-				[ ${cbd} -gt 900 ] && rm -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running"
 			fi
+			
 			if [ ! -f "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running" ]; then
 				touch "${NM_FOLDER}/status-check.running"
 				if [ "${2}" == "report" ]; then