diff --git a/dask_sql/physical/rel/logical/limit.py b/dask_sql/physical/rel/logical/limit.py
index 468ac6f0d..a6f6f8c1c 100644
--- a/dask_sql/physical/rel/logical/limit.py
+++ b/dask_sql/physical/rel/logical/limit.py
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ def _apply_offset(self, df: dd.DataFrame, offset: int, end: int) -> dd.DataFrame
         we need to pass the partition number to the selection
         function, which is not possible with normal "map_partitions".
         """
-        df = df.persist()
         if not offset:
             # We do a (hopefully) very quick check: if the first partition
             # is already enough, we will just use this