diff --git a/templates/postgresql_wal_backup_and_removal.j2 b/templates/postgresql_wal_backup_and_removal.j2
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-#!/bin/bash
-
-BASE_BACKUP_DIR={{ psql_base_backup_dir }}
-WAL_ARCHIVES_LOG_DIR={{ psql_wal_archiving_log_dir }}
-WAL_LATEST_BACKUP=
-
-# The base backup dir needs to be empty
-
-rm -f $BASE_BACKUP_DIR/*
-pg_basebackup -F t -z -D $BASE_BACKUP_DIR
-
-cd $WAL_ARCHIVES_LOG_DIR
-WAL_LATEST_BACKUP=$( /bin/ls -1tr *.backup | tail -1 )
-pg_archivecleanup $WAL_ARCHIVES_LOG_DIR $WAL_LATEST_BACKUP
-
-exit $?
-