diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_backup.c b/src/qemu/qemu_backup.c
index 24a53fd85f..c5484c7b93 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_backup.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_backup.c
@@ -614,6 +614,7 @@ qemuBackupJobTerminate(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
 {
     qemuDomainObjPrivatePtr priv = vm->privateData;
+    size_t i;
 
     qemuDomainJobInfoUpdateTime(priv->job.current);
 
@@ -630,6 +631,29 @@ qemuBackupJobTerminate(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
     qemuDomainEventEmitJobCompleted(priv->driver, vm);
 
+    if (!(priv->job.apiFlags & VIR_DOMAIN_BACKUP_BEGIN_REUSE_EXTERNAL) &&
+        (priv->backup->type == VIR_DOMAIN_BACKUP_TYPE_PULL ||
+         (priv->backup->type == VIR_DOMAIN_BACKUP_TYPE_PUSH &&
+          jobstatus != QEMU_DOMAIN_JOB_STATUS_COMPLETED))) {
+
+        g_autoptr(virQEMUDriverConfig) cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(priv->driver);
+
+        for (i = 0; i < priv->backup->ndisks; i++) {
+            virDomainBackupDiskDefPtr backupdisk = priv->backup->disks + i;
+            uid_t uid;
+            gid_t gid;
+
+            if (!backupdisk->store ||
+                backupdisk->store->type != VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE)
+                continue;
+
+            qemuDomainGetImageIds(cfg, vm, backupdisk->store, NULL, &uid, &gid);
+            if (virFileRemove(backupdisk->store->path, uid, gid) < 0)
+                VIR_WARN("failed to remove scratch file '%s'",
+                         backupdisk->store->path);
+        }
+    }
+
     virDomainBackupDefFree(priv->backup);
     priv->backup = NULL;
     qemuDomainObjEndAsyncJob(priv->driver, vm);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
index 498e2a716f..131b53d88d 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_blockjob.c
@@ -1335,9 +1335,6 @@ qemuBlockJobProcessEventConcludedBackup(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
                                         unsigned long long progressCurrent,
                                         unsigned long long progressTotal)
 {
-    g_autoptr(virQEMUDriverConfig) cfg = virQEMUDriverGetConfig(driver);
-    uid_t uid;
-    gid_t gid;
     g_autoptr(qemuBlockStorageSourceAttachData) backend = NULL;
     g_autoptr(virJSONValue) actions = NULL;
 
@@ -1369,18 +1366,8 @@ qemuBlockJobProcessEventConcludedBackup(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
     if (qemuDomainObjExitMonitor(driver, vm) < 0)
         return;
 
-    if (job->data.backup.store) {
+    if (job->data.backup.store)
         qemuDomainStorageSourceAccessRevoke(driver, vm, job->data.backup.store);
-
-        if (job->data.backup.deleteStore &&
-            job->data.backup.store->type == VIR_STORAGE_TYPE_FILE) {
-            qemuDomainGetImageIds(cfg, vm, job->data.backup.store, NULL, &uid, &gid);
-
-            if (virFileRemove(job->data.backup.store->path, uid, gid) < 0)
-                VIR_WARN("failed to remove scratch file '%s'",
-                         job->data.backup.store->path);
-        }
-    }
 }