diff --git a/bin/start-ds.sh b/bin/start-ds.sh
index 35a7e3890554c2e8d3bd6d55a6f833266e5dfe0a..86ed80dd8b044027b967b46074295b15e9a271a5 100755
--- a/bin/start-ds.sh
+++ b/bin/start-ds.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ else
   # DO NOT PUT SPACES IN THE EXCLUDE LIST!
   rsync -av --progress --exclude={".tox","*.egg-info","dist","build",".git","*.pyc"} /opt/lofar/tango/tangostationcontrol /tmp/
   cd /tmp/tangostationcontrol || exit 1
-  # Remove the build directory if copied from the source
-  rm -rf build
   pip -vvv install --upgrade --force-reinstall ./
 fi