diff --git a/src/backupcleaner.js b/src/backupcleaner.js
index 954a5bb18..4bd4225e7 100644
--- a/src/backupcleaner.js
+++ b/src/backupcleaner.js
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ async function removeBackup(site, backup, progressCallback) {
         return;
     }
 
+    // remove integrity info
+    const [removeIntegrityError] = await safe(backupSites.storageApi(site).remove(site.config, `${remotePath}.backupinfo`));
+    if (removeIntegrityError) debug(`removeBackup: could not remove integrity info: ${removeIntegrityError.message}`);
+
     // prune empty directory if possible
     const [pruneError] = await safe(backupSites.storageApi(site).remove(site.config, path.dirname(remotePath)));
     if (pruneError) debug(`removeBackup: unable to prune backup directory ${path.dirname(remotePath)}: ${pruneError.message}`);