diff --git a/tools/manual_test_import.sh b/tools/manual_test_import.sh
index 6b47adc03992a80f68598a3253c0d671ffad1e84..16450f89bf2a03e622ca4569c392590532e450fa 100755
--- a/tools/manual_test_import.sh
+++ b/tools/manual_test_import.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ done
 for i in $OUTFILES
 do
   echo " rm $i 2>/dev/null" >> $TEST_ORIG_CMD_SCRIPT
-  echo " rm $SPEC_OUTPUT_DIR/$i 2>/dev/null" >> $TEST_ORIG_CMD_SCRIPT
 done
 
 # stage in input (if any)