diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/OnlineMedia/Helpers/AbstractOnlineMediaHelper.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/OnlineMedia/Helpers/AbstractOnlineMediaHelper.php
index 7409a8693f7878200352a0cd69b9fd882b437eca..ac3da0cbbe741d4edc1c298e3c1ba22e9349a040 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/OnlineMedia/Helpers/AbstractOnlineMediaHelper.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Resource/OnlineMedia/Helpers/AbstractOnlineMediaHelper.php
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ abstract class AbstractOnlineMediaHelper implements OnlineMediaHelperInterface
         $temporaryFile = GeneralUtility::tempnam('online_media');
         GeneralUtility::writeFileToTypo3tempDir($temporaryFile, $onlineMediaId);
         $file = $targetFolder->addFile($temporaryFile, $fileName, DuplicationBehavior::RENAME);
-        GeneralUtility::unlink_tempfile($temporaryFile);
         return $file;
     }