diff --git a/carichello.py b/carichello.py
index aedc5c9..3db1c7f 100644
--- a/carichello.py
+++ b/carichello.py
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ class ArchiveBackend:
         """
         destination_path is ignored
         """
-        self.reserve(filename)
         upload_url = f"https://s3.us.archive.org/{self.bucket}/{filename.name}"
 
         # XXX: set some more header based on file metadata (date, title, etc.)