diff --git a/app/interactors/update_match_score.rb b/app/interactors/update_match_score.rb
index e2ebf11..0ec6f2f 100644
--- a/app/interactors/update_match_score.rb
+++ b/app/interactors/update_match_score.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class UpdateMatchScore
     match_score = context.match_score
     match_score_params = context.match_score_params
     if match_score.update(match_score_params)
-      match_score.match.state = 'in_progress'
       context.fail! unless match_score.save
     else
       context.fail!
diff --git a/spec/controllers/match_scores_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/match_scores_controller_spec.rb
index a416f77..1d35d28 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/match_scores_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/match_scores_controller_spec.rb
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ RSpec.describe MatchScoresController, type: :controller do
           expect(@match_score.points).to eq(valid_update[:points])
         end
 
-        it 'updates the matches state' do
-          put :update, params: { id: @match_score.to_param }.merge(valid_update)
-          @match_score.reload
-          expect(@match_score.match.state).to eq('in_progress')
-        end
-
         it 'renders a response with the updated team' do
           put :update, params: { id: @match_score.to_param }.merge(valid_update)
           expect(response).to be_successful