diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index baf9d388fe..cac6e261d1 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ if [ ! -f $STAMP ]; then
            rm -rf $INSTALL
          fi
        fi
-       if [ -d $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME ] ; then
-         rm -rf $ROOT/$PKG_BUILD/.$TARGET_NAME
-       fi
 
       # setup configure script
         if [ -z "$PKG_CONFIGURE_SCRIPT" ]; then