diff --git a/lib/private/Preview/Office.php b/lib/private/Preview/Office.php
index 12c6a67620dd..77a32b728d49 100644
--- a/lib/private/Preview/Office.php
+++ b/lib/private/Preview/Office.php
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public function getThumbnail(File $file, $maxX, $maxY, $scalingUp) {
 			$pdf = new \imagick($pdfPreview . '[0]');
 			$pdf->setImageFormat('jpg');
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
-			\unlink($absPath);
 			@\unlink($pdfPreview);
 			\OCP\Util::writeLog('core', $e->getmessage(), \OCP\Util::ERROR);
 			return false;