diff --git a/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/ora-compression-manager/step_functions_templates/fastq_list_row_compression_event.asl.json b/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/ora-compression-manager/step_functions_templates/fastq_list_row_compression_event.asl.json
index 52f34f2ec..f58ca2f21 100644
--- a/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/ora-compression-manager/step_functions_templates/fastq_list_row_compression_event.asl.json
+++ b/lib/workload/stateless/stacks/ora-compression-manager/step_functions_templates/fastq_list_row_compression_event.asl.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
     "Get fastq files from fastq list csv": {
       "Type": "Task",
       "Resource": "arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke",
-      "OutputPath": "$.Payload",
       "Parameters": {
         "Payload": {
           "output_dir_uri.$": "$.payload.data.outputs.instrumentRunOraOutputUri"