diff --git a/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py b/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py
index cecbee3a..8d254752 100755
--- a/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py
+++ b/build-tools/stx/debrepack.py
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ class Parser():
 
         srcdir = self.pkginfo["debname"] + "-" + self.versions["upstream_version"]
         self.pkginfo["srcdir"] = os.path.join(self.pkginfo["packdir"], srcdir)
-        if os.path.exists(self.pkginfo["srcdir"]):
-            shutil.rmtree(self.pkginfo["srcdir"])
 
     def set_build_type(self):