diff --git a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduler.go b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduler.go
index e4cea4d7ac..4cdb31b32e 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/provisioning/scheduling/scheduler.go
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (s *Scheduler) Solve(ctx context.Context, pods []*corev1.Pod) Results {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	UnfinishedWorkSeconds.Set(0, map[string]string{ControllerLabel: injection.GetControllerName(ctx), schedulingIDLabel: string(s.id)})
+	UnfinishedWorkSeconds.Delete(map[string]string{ControllerLabel: injection.GetControllerName(ctx), schedulingIDLabel: string(s.id)})
 	for _, m := range s.newNodeClaims {
 		m.FinalizeScheduling()
 	}