diff --git a/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral.py b/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral.py
index 8ca52401508f59e69d3cba64655d8cd285fd956b..77f8baa5540c7e3ab05fd9625bd225ff011b5c9d 100644
--- a/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral.py
+++ b/gstlal-inspiral/python/inspiral.py
@@ -862,7 +862,6 @@ class GracedBWrapper(object):
 
 		if self.upload_auxiliary_data and len(gracedb_ids) > 0:
 			self.__upload_aux_xmldoc("strain spectral densities", "psd.xml.gz", "psd", lalseries.make_psd_xmldoc(psddict), gracedb_ids)
-			self.__upload_aux_xmldoc("ranking statistic PDFs", "ranking_data.xml.gz", "ranking_statistic", rankingstat_xmldoc_func(), gracedb_ids)
 
 		#
 		# done