diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5efdb17f3..f2f69a813 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ asmfx:
 asmprelaunch:
 	for f in src/prelaunch/*.a; do grep "^\!to" $${f} >/dev/null && $(ACME) $${f} >> build/log; done
 	for f in res/TITLE.HGR/* res/TITLE.DHGR/*; do rsync --ignore-existing build/PRELAUNCH/STANDARD build/PRELAUNCH/$$(basename $$f); done
-	rm -f build/PRELAUNCH/STANDARD
 
 chd:	dsk
 	chdman createhd -c none -isb 64 -i build/"$(DISK)" -o build/"$(DISK)".chd >>build/log
diff --git a/winmake.bat b/winmake.bat
index b7615e6c3..8c2926fc2 100644
--- a/winmake.bat
+++ b/winmake.bat
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ for %%q in (src\prelaunch\*.a) do (
 for %%q in (res\title.hgr\*) do if not exist build\PRELAUNCH\%%~nxq 1>nul copy build\PRELAUNCH\STANDARD build\PRELAUNCH\%%~nxq
 for %%q in (res\title.dhgr\*) do if not exist build\PRELAUNCH\%%~nxq 1>nul copy build\PRELAUNCH\STANDARD build\PRELAUNCH\%%~nxq
 )
-1>nul 2>nul del /s build\PRELAUNCH\STANDARD
 cscript /nologo bin\buildfileinfo.js build\PRELAUNCH "06" "0106" >>build\log
 goto :EOF