diff --git a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java
index 89dfb4c6c414..7c2d3a7be21a 100644
--- a/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java
+++ b/gcloud-java-storage/src/main/java/com/google/gcloud/spi/DefaultStorageRpc.java
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ private Storage.Objects.Delete deleteRequest(StorageObject blob, Map<Option, ?>
         .setIfMetagenerationMatch(IF_METAGENERATION_MATCH.getLong(options))
         .setIfMetagenerationNotMatch(IF_METAGENERATION_NOT_MATCH.getLong(options))
         .setIfGenerationMatch(IF_GENERATION_MATCH.getLong(options))
-        .setIfGenerationMatch(100L)
         .setIfGenerationNotMatch(IF_GENERATION_NOT_MATCH.getLong(options));
   }