diff --git a/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/AMQPPublishProcessor.java b/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/AMQPPublishProcessor.java
index 763b4ec1..3646f399 100644
--- a/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/AMQPPublishProcessor.java
+++ b/contrib/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/AMQPPublishProcessor.java
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ public class AMQPPublishProcessor extends Processor {
                 }
 
                 curi.getAnnotations().add(A_SENT_TO_AMQP);
-                curi.setFetchStatus(S_SENT_TO_AMQP);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Attempting to send URI to AMQP server failed! " + curi, e);