diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
index 6e6df9ebf28..93150cb060c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/storage/template/VmdkProcessor.java
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public class VmdkProcessor implements Processor {
         info.virtualSize = info.size;
 
         // delete original OVA file
-        templateFile.delete();
+        // templateFile.delete();
         return info;
     }