diff --git a/utils/deletenode.in b/utils/deletenode.in
index c15f71ca0a9a07b51846517b7b28680ae2d95cce..394d474ae145666964059d6729d67f9ccc6bdca0 100644
--- a/utils/deletenode.in
+++ b/utils/deletenode.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl -w
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2004-2015 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
+# Copyright (c) 2004-2018 University of Utah and the Flux Group.
 # 
 # {{{EMULAB-LICENSE
 # 
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ if ($options{"S"}) {
 	}
 	
 	my $dumpopts = "--compact --no-create-info --add-locks";
+	$dumpopts .= " --set-gtid-purged=OFF";
 	while (my ($table, $clist) = each %clean_tables) {
 	    foreach my $column (@$clist) {
 		if (system("mysqldump $dumpopts -w \"$column='$node'\" tbdb $table >> $savefile")) {