diff --git a/tools/tokenserver/purge_old_records.py b/tools/tokenserver/purge_old_records.py
index 18a9f4ed02..dff8e9cf54 100644
--- a/tools/tokenserver/purge_old_records.py
+++ b/tools/tokenserver/purge_old_records.py
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ def purge_old_records(secret, grace_period=-1, max_per_loop=10, max_offset=0,
                 elif not row.downed:
                     logger.info("Purging uid %s on %s", row.uid, row.node)
                     if settings and not settings.dryrun:
-                        pass
-                    else:
                         delete_service_data(
                             row,
                             secret,