diff --git a/pkg/backend/redis/queue.go b/pkg/backend/redis/queue.go
index 44ea134..db073b5 100644
--- a/pkg/backend/redis/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/backend/redis/queue.go
@@ -212,11 +212,10 @@ func (b *Backend) DeleteQueue(ctx context.Context, queueName string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	// WATCH {all_queues_key} {queue_key}
+	// WATCH workers_key
+	// WATCH tasks_key
 	// .. worker_keys = collect worker keys
-	// WATCH worker_keys
 	// .. task_keys = collect task keys
-	// WATCh task_keys
 	// MULTI
 	// DEL {queue_key} worker_keys task_keys
 	// HDEL {all_queues_key} {queueName}
@@ -230,14 +229,12 @@ func (b *Backend) DeleteQueue(ctx context.Context, queueName string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		tx.Watch(workerKeysToDelete...)
 		keysToDelete = append(keysToDelete, workerKeysToDelete...)
 
 		taskKeysToDelete, err := b.allTasksKeysForDeleteQueue(tx, queue.UID.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		tx.Watch(taskKeysToDelete...)
 		keysToDelete = append(keysToDelete, taskKeysToDelete...)
 
 		_, err = tx.TxPipelined(func(pipe redis.Pipeliner) error {
@@ -255,7 +252,8 @@ func (b *Backend) DeleteQueue(ctx context.Context, queueName string) error {
 			Str("operation", "DeleteQueue").
 			Logger(),
 		txf,
-		b.allQueuesKey(), b.queueKey(queue.UID.String()),
+		b.workersKey(queue.UID.String()),
+		b.tasksKey(queue.UID.String()),
 	)
 }