diff --git a/rsync_tmbackup.sh b/rsync_tmbackup.sh
index d573374..97fd6a5 100644
--- a/rsync_tmbackup.sh
+++ b/rsync_tmbackup.sh
@@ -210,8 +210,6 @@ while [ "1" ]; do
 	CMD="$CMD --numeric-ids"
 	CMD="$CMD --links"
 	CMD="$CMD --hard-links"
-	CMD="$CMD --delete"
-	CMD="$CMD --delete-excluded"
 	CMD="$CMD --one-file-system"
 	CMD="$CMD --archive"
 	CMD="$CMD --itemize-changes"