diff --git a/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-memory/src/task.rs b/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-memory/src/task.rs
index a043d27acd18a..251aaaf1949ed 100644
--- a/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-memory/src/task.rs
+++ b/turbopack/crates/turbo-tasks-memory/src/task.rs
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ impl Task {
                     outdated_edges.remove_all(&new_edges);
                     for child in new_children {
                         new_edges.insert(TaskEdge::Child(child));
-                        outdated_edges.remove(TaskEdge::Child(child));
                     }
                     if !backend.has_gc() {
                         // This will stay here for longer, so make sure to not consume too