diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker.pm
index d28e7c29..c8afba16 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker.pm
@@ -34,21 +34,12 @@ sub import {
     $store->install_hooks("nd2_core_${phase}");
 
     foreach my $namespace (sort keys %{ vars->{'workers'}->{$phase} }) {
-      hook "nd2_core_${phase}" => sub {
-        vars->{'last_worker_ok'} = false;
-        vars->{'last_worker_priority'} = 0;
-      };
-
       foreach my $priority (sort {$b <=> $a}
                             keys %{ vars->{'workers'}->{$phase}->{$namespace} }) {
 
         # D::Factory::Hook::register_hook() does not work?!
         hook "nd2_core_${phase}" => $_
           for @{ vars->{'workers'}->{$phase}->{$namespace}->{$priority} };
-        
-        hook "nd2_core_${phase}" => sub {
-          vars->{'last_worker_priority'} = $priority;
-        };
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm
index 8d0e4759..bf871644 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Plugin.pm
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ register 'register_worker' => sub {
     my $job = shift or return Status->error('missing job param');
     # use DDP; p $workerconf;
 
-    # once workers at a given priority level in a namespace are successful,
-    # we can skip workers at lower priorities (that is, other drivers)
-    return Status->noop('skipped worker after previous namespace success')
-      if vars->{'last_worker_ok'}
-         and $workerconf->{priority} < vars->{'last_worker_priority'};
-
     # worker might be vendor/platform specific
     if (ref $job->device) {
       my $no   = (exists $workerconf->{no}   ? $workerconf->{no}   : undef);
diff --git a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
index 6461a6d3..6ba1bae2 100644
--- a/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Netdisco/Worker/Runner.pm
@@ -100,12 +100,6 @@ sub run_workers {
     catch {
       debug "=> $_" if $_;
       $self->jobstat->error($_) if $phase eq 'check';
-    }
-    # allow workers to know whether previous worker of a different driver
-    # but the same namespace was successful
-    finally {
-      vars->{'last_worker_ok'} = $self->jobstat->is_ok
-        if not vars->{'last_worker_ok'};
     };
   }
 }