diff --git a/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory_ondisk.rs b/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory_ondisk.rs
index dbdc213f9b..819f4bbc6a 100644
--- a/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory_ondisk.rs
+++ b/libafl/src/corpus/inmemory_ondisk.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,9 @@ where
             }
             // also try to remove the corresponding `.lafl_lock` file if it still exists
             // (even though it shouldn't exist anymore, at this point in time)
-            fs::remove_file(self.dir_path.join(format!(".{filename}.lafl_lock")))?;
+            drop(fs::remove_file(
+                self.dir_path.join(format!(".{filename}.lafl_lock")),
+            ));
         }
         Ok(())
     }