diff --git a/infinitepush/backupcommands.py b/infinitepush/backupcommands.py
--- a/infinitepush/backupcommands.py
+++ b/infinitepush/backupcommands.py
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@
     # Negative number means backup everything.
     maxheadstobackup = -1
 
-    # Previously there was a bug in infinitepush backup and it made separate
-    # backup for the same repo if pushbackup was called from different working
-    # copies. This option cleans up the mess
-    tempcleanworkingcopiesbackups = False
-
     # Nodes that should not be backed up. Ancestors of these nodes won't be
     # backed up either
     dontbackupnodes = []
@@ -309,7 +304,6 @@
 def _dobackup(ui, repo, dest, **opts):
     ui.status(_('starting backup %s\n') % time.strftime('%H:%M:%S %d %b %Y %Z'))
     start = time.time()
-    maybesharedrepo = repo
     # to handle multiple working copies correctly
     repo = _getsrcrepo(repo)
     currentbkpgenerationvalue = _readbackupgenerationfile(repo.vfs)
@@ -356,19 +350,6 @@
         repo, newbookmarks, removedbookmarks,
         newheads, removedheads, namingmgr)
 
-    if maybesharedrepo.origroot != repo.origroot:
-        if (ui.config('infinitepushbackup', 'tempcleanworkingcopiesbackups') and
-                _localbackupstateexists(maybesharedrepo)):
-            # Previously there was a bug in infinitepush backup and it
-            # made multiple backups for the same repo if pushbackup was called
-            # from different working copies. Let's delete bookmarks for the
-            # same working copy
-            sharedreponamingmgr = BackupBookmarkNamingManager(
-                ui, maybesharedrepo)
-            bookmarkprefixtodelete = sharedreponamingmgr.getcommonprefix()
-            bookmarkstobackup[bookmarkprefixtodelete] = ''
-            _deletebackupstate(maybesharedrepo)
-
     # Special case if backup state is empty. Clean all backup bookmarks from the
     # server.
     if bkpstate.empty():
diff --git a/tests/test-infinitepush-backup-share.t b/tests/test-infinitepush-backup-share.t
--- a/tests/test-infinitepush-backup-share.t
+++ b/tests/test-infinitepush-backup-share.t
@@ -41,28 +41,3 @@
   $ cat .hg/infinitepushbackupstate
   rubbish
   $ [ -f ../client/.hg/infinitepushbackupstate ]
-
-Test hacky infinitepushbackup.tempcleanworkingcopiesbackups config option that
-cleans up unnecessary backup bookmarks from the server.
-If this option is set and backup state file is present in shared working copy
-then there are probably useless backup bookmarks on the server.
-In that case `hg pushbackup` will send commands to clean them. And because of it
-there should be no 'nothing to backup' line in the output.
-  $ hg --config infinitepushbackup.tempcleanworkingcopiesbackups=True pushbackup
-  starting backup .* (re)
-  finished in \d+\.(\d+)? seconds (re)
-
-Make sure that backup state file is deleted from shared working copy
-  $ [ -f .hg/infinitepushbackupstate ]
-  [1]
-
-Now backup state file is deleted, so there should be line `nothing to backup`.
-  $ hg --config infinitepushbackup.tempcleanworkingcopiesbackups=True pushbackup
-  starting backup .* (re)
-  nothing to backup
-  finished in \d+\.(\d+)? seconds (re)
-
-Make sure nothing important was deleted
-  $ [ -f ../client/.hg/infinitepushbackupstate ]
-  $ scratchbookmarks
-  infinitepush/backups/test/*$TESTTMP/client/heads/b75a450e74d5a7708da8c3144fbeb4ac88694044 b75a450e74d5a7708da8c3144fbeb4ac88694044 (glob)