diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7bbd4282254ce4e93f11257fe7b00cde436cb6ba..0c0043a6d9e779896e2f8e1b18a975d434875db1 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ git clone git@git.mpi-cbg.de:openfpm/openfpm_vcluster.git openfpm_vcluster
 cd "$1/openfpm_io"
 
 if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-centos-node.mpi-cbg.de"  ]; then
-	rm -rf $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/HDF5
         ./install_MPI_mpich.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/ 4
 	export PATH="$HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/MPI/bin/:$PATH"
         ./install_BOOST.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/ 4
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-centos-node.mpi-cbg.de"  ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-ubuntu-node"  ]; then
-	rm -rf $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/HDF5
         ./install_MPI_mpich.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/ 4
 	export PATH="$HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/MPI/bin/:$PATH"
 	./install_BOOST.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/ 4
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ fi
 
 if [ x"$hostname" == x"cifarm-mac-node.mpi-cbg.de"  ]; then
         export PATH="/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
-	rm -rf $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/HDF5
         ./install_MPI_mpich.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/ 4
 	export PATH="$HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/MPI/bin/:$PATH"
 	./install_BOOST.sh $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_io/$branch/ 4