diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/journal/JournalMessageStore.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/journal/JournalMessageStore.java
index 80c26e0e9a..042174d63a 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/journal/JournalMessageStore.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/store/journal/JournalMessageStore.java
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ public class JournalMessageStore implements MessageStore {
                     
                     size += message.getSize();
                     
-                    iterator.remove();
                     message.decrementReferenceCount();
                     
                     // Commit the batch if it's getting too big