@@ -1669,11 +1669,11 @@
 	   (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "runs:operate-on run=" run ", header=" header)
 	   (if (not (null? tests))
 	       (begin
 		 (case action
 		   ((remove-runs)
-		    (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
+		    ;; (if (tasks:need-server run-id)(tasks:start-and-wait-for-server tdbdat run-id 10))
 		    ;; seek and kill in flight -runtests with % as testpatt here
 		    ;; (if (equal? testpatt "%")
 		    (tasks:kill-runner target run-name testpatt)
 		    ;; (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "not attempting to kill any run launcher processes as testpatt is " testpatt))
 		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Removing tests for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname")))