From a security standpoint this makes sense. Remember GCHQ destroying the guardian laptops?

There is potentially more data on these devices than is stored on _just_ the hard-drives.

https://theintercept.com/2015/08/26/way-gchq-obliterated-gua...

https://media.ccc.de/v/camp2015-6799-how_to_destroy_a_laptop...