diff --git a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
index 5d76b5787b1fa5a85baab29358b66892c4913038..ec5dfeb77ce1cad706e8bed55baeb2ad6054c8fa 100644
--- a/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
+++ b/db_stress_tool/db_stress_test_base.cc
@@ -2558,10 +2558,16 @@ void StressTest::Open() {
             ingest_read_error = false;
 
             Random rand(static_cast<uint32_t>(FLAGS_seed));
+// TODO: This is disabled for now as deleting the CURRENT file after open
+// failure causes the DB to not be reopened again due to the presence of
+// WAL files, which DB::Open considers to be a corruption. Re-enable once
+// we figure out a proper fix
+#if 0
             if (rand.OneIn(2)) {
               fault_fs_guard->DeleteFilesCreatedAfterLastDirSync(IOOptions(),
                                                                  nullptr);
             }
+#endif
             if (rand.OneIn(3)) {
               fault_fs_guard->DropUnsyncedFileData();
             } else if (rand.OneIn(2)) {