diff --git a/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_redis/_request_queue_client.py b/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_redis/_request_queue_client.py
index 26d754eed8..6bd0fb19ed 100644
--- a/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_redis/_request_queue_client.py
+++ b/src/crawlee/storage_clients/_redis/_request_queue_client.py
@@ -402,7 +402,6 @@ async def mark_request_as_handled(self, request: Request) -> ProcessedRequest |
                 await await_redis_response(pipe.bf().add(self._handled_filter_key, request.unique_key))
 
             await await_redis_response(pipe.hdel(self._in_progress_key, request.unique_key))
-            await await_redis_response(pipe.hdel(self._data_key, request.unique_key))
 
             await self._update_metadata(
                 pipe,
diff --git a/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py b/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py
index 83e9eade28..86e4b028ff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py
+++ b/tests/unit/storages/test_request_queue.py
@@ -361,6 +361,17 @@ async def test_get_request_by_id(rq: RequestQueue) -> None:
     assert retrieved_request.url == 'https://example.com'
 
 
+async def test_handled_request_records_persistence(rq: RequestQueue) -> None:
+    request = Request.from_url('https://example.com/1')
+    await rq.add_request(request)
+    fetched_request = await rq.fetch_next_request()
+    assert isinstance(fetched_request, Request)
+    await rq.mark_request_as_handled(fetched_request)
+    fetched_request = await rq.get_request(request.unique_key)
+    assert isinstance(fetched_request, Request)
+    assert fetched_request.unique_key == request.unique_key
+
+
 async def test_get_non_existent_request(rq: RequestQueue) -> None:
     """Test retrieving a request that doesn't exist."""
     non_existent_request = await rq.get_request('non-existent-id')