diff --git a/lib/storage/partition.go b/lib/storage/partition.go
index 4bf6f833b..7a6327f64 100644
--- a/lib/storage/partition.go
+++ b/lib/storage/partition.go
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ func createPartition(timestamp int64, smallPartitionsPath, bigPartitionsPath str
 	pt.startMergeWorkers()
 	pt.startRawRowsFlusher()
 	pt.startInmemoryPartsFlusher()
+	pt.startStalePartsRemover()
 
 	logger.Infof("partition %q has been created", name)