diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad0a1adab50..5547b2e3caf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ release-test:
 	python3 selftest.py
 	python3 -m pytest Tests
 	python3 -m pip install .
-	-rm dist/*.egg
 	-rmdir dist
 	python3 -m pytest -qq
 	python3 -m check_manifest