diff --git a/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c b/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c
index a6b610ef69fb0ccd7cbbd2b9c40259570b023f9d..f123b47b7da740c501aaef4f4416f2edecd627f5 100644
--- a/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c
+++ b/src/common/slurm_protocol_defs.c
@@ -1135,8 +1135,6 @@ int job_state_num(const char *state_name)
 			return i;
 	}
 
-	if (_job_name_test(JOB_COMPLETING, state_name))
-		return JOB_COMPLETING;
 	if (_job_name_test(JOB_COMPLETING, state_name))
 		return JOB_COMPLETING;
 	if (_job_name_test(JOB_RESIZING, state_name))