diff --git a/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/ConductorWorker.py b/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/ConductorWorker.py
index 9cae134f59..6c4f13790f 100644
--- a/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/ConductorWorker.py
+++ b/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/ConductorWorker.py
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ def poll_and_execute(self, taskType, exec_function, domain=None):
             time.sleep(float(self.polling_interval))
             polled = self.taskClient.pollForTask(taskType, self.worker_id, domain)
             if polled is not None:
-                self.taskClient.ackTask(polled['taskId'], self.worker_id)
                 self.execute(polled, exec_function)
 
     def start(self, taskType, exec_function, wait, domain=None):
diff --git a/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/conductor.py b/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/conductor.py
index 603e9d06f2..ca727347d7 100644
--- a/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/conductor.py
+++ b/polyglot-clients/python/conductor/conductor.py
@@ -213,14 +213,6 @@ def pollForBatch(self, taskType, count, timeout, workerid, domain=None):
             print('Error while polling ' + str(err))
             return None
 
-    def ackTask(self, taskId, workerid):
-        url = self.makeUrl('{}/ack', taskId)
-        params = {}
-        params['workerid'] = workerid
-        headers = {'Accept': 'application/json'}
-        value = self.post(url, params, None, headers)
-        return value in ['true', True]
-
     def getTasksInQueue(self, taskName):
         url = self.makeUrl('queue/{}', taskName)
         return self.get(url)
diff --git a/polyglot-clients/python/test_conductor.py b/polyglot-clients/python/test_conductor.py
index 0130f86557..2924bdea8f 100644
--- a/polyglot-clients/python/test_conductor.py
+++ b/polyglot-clients/python/test_conductor.py
@@ -30,16 +30,6 @@ def test_pollForBatch(requests_get):
         params={'workerid': 'barWorker', 'count': 20, 'timeout': 100, 'domain': 'a_domain'})
 
 
-@mock.patch('requests.post')
-def test_ackTask(requests_post):
-    task_client = TaskClient('base')
-    task_client.ackTask('42', 'myWorker')
-    requests_post.assert_called_with(
-        'base/tasks/42/ack',
-        headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Accept': 'application/json'},
-        params={'workerid': 'myWorker'})
-
-
 @mock.patch('requests.post')
 def test_updateTask(post):
     task_client = TaskClient('base')