diff --git a/debian/combo.cron.hourly b/debian/combo.cron.hourly
index e1d253d8..c4828684 100644
--- a/debian/combo.cron.hourly
+++ b/debian/combo.cron.hourly
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 /sbin/runuser -u combo /usr/bin/combo-manage -- tenant_command cron --all-tenants
 /sbin/runuser -u combo /usr/bin/combo-manage -- tenant_command clearsessions --all-tenants
 # update_index cannot be used due to some bug in haystack/whoosh (#30509)
-/sbin/runuser -u combo /usr/bin/combo-manage -- tenant_command rebuild_index --noinput --remove --all-tenants -v0
+/sbin/runuser -u combo /usr/bin/combo-manage -- tenant_command rebuild_index --noinput --all-tenants -v0