diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
index b6d88effd..894762154 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDelete.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ int CmdDelete::execute (std::string&)
       if (! task.has ("end"))
         task.setAsNow ("end");
 
-      // Un-wait the task, if waiting.
-      if (task.has ("wait"))
-        task.remove ("wait");
-
       if (permission (question, filtered.size ()))
       {
         updateRecurrenceMask (task);
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp b/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp
index 4f9b9f5ef..d9be84ccd 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdDone.cpp
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ int CmdDone::execute (std::string&)
           task.addAnnotation (Context::getContext ().config.get ("journal.time.stop.annotation"));
       }
 
-      // Un-wait the task, if waiting.
-      if (task.has ("wait"))
-        task.remove ("wait");
-
       if (permission (taskDifferences (before, task) + question, filtered.size ()))
       {
         updateRecurrenceMask (task);