diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d315cb9ac3..1073c1ac9d6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 - [#8607](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/8607): Fix time zone shifts when the shift happens on a time zone boundary.
 - [#8639](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/issues/8639): Parse time literals using the time zone in the select statement.
 
+## v1.3.4 [unreleased]
+
+### Bugfixes
+
+- [#8701](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/pull/8701): Fix drop measurement not dropping all data
+
 ## v1.3.3 [unreleased]
 
 ### Bugfixes
diff --git a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go
index 02b1b31f0b1..1492ab21563 100644
--- a/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go
+++ b/tsdb/engine/tsm1/engine.go
@@ -1046,11 +1046,6 @@ func (e *Engine) deleteMeasurement(name []byte) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
-
-	// Remove the measurement from the index.
-	if err := e.index.DropMeasurement(name); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	return nil
 }