diff --git a/bin/node-build b/bin/node-build
index a4d302d5f..72d1f3a43 100755
--- a/bin/node-build
+++ b/bin/node-build
@@ -725,8 +725,6 @@ build_package_autoconf() {
 }
 
 build_package_copy() {
-  # Make sure there are no leftover files in $PREFIX_PATH
-  rm -rf "$PREFIX_PATH"
   mkdir -p "$PREFIX_PATH"
   cp -fR . "$PREFIX_PATH"
 }