diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index c74061c85c84a9e741b28a708ee2491b07d5aeef..d788465b3460ab470baeff0a94842728d369f90e 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-ubuntu-node.mpi-cbg.de"  ]; then
 fi
 
 mkdir src/config
-rm -rf $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_devices/BOOST
 
 if [ ! -d $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_devices/BOOST ]; then
         if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-mac-node" ]; then