diff --git a/scripts/deploy/tasks/sync.py b/scripts/deploy/tasks/sync.py
index 3f97bf0ec..ceee1db61 100644
--- a/scripts/deploy/tasks/sync.py
+++ b/scripts/deploy/tasks/sync.py
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ def _sync_single(connection: Connection) -> Result | None:
                 "rsync",
                 "--checksum",
                 "--archive",
-                "--delete",
                 "-e",
                 '"ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no"',
                 f"--exclude-from={os.path.join(self._local_workspace, '.rsyncignore')}",