diff --git a/src/aleph/vm/hypervisors/firecracker/microvm.py b/src/aleph/vm/hypervisors/firecracker/microvm.py
index 17645471..3cf3e308 100644
--- a/src/aleph/vm/hypervisors/firecracker/microvm.py
+++ b/src/aleph/vm/hypervisors/firecracker/microvm.py
@@ -503,13 +503,3 @@ async def teardown(self):
             self.config_file_path.unlink(missing_ok=True)
         if Path(self.namespace_path).exists():
             system(f"rm -fr {self.namespace_path}")
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        try:
-            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
-            loop.create_task(self.teardown())
-        except RuntimeError as error:
-            if error.args == ("no running event loop",):
-                return
-            else:
-                raise