diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
index 2d265db35dc..1db45130508 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ public class UniversalSearchHandler extends Thread implements ICancellableHandle
 		_isDone = true;
 		
 		if (_isCancelled) {
-			_status.removeNestedData();
-			_dataStore.createObject(_status,"error", "cancelled");
+
 			_miner.statusCancelled(_status);
 		}
 		else {