diff --git a/test/verify/check-pages b/test/verify/check-pages
index 55a72f8ca33c..08e4d7941912 100755
--- a/test/verify/check-pages
+++ b/test/verify/check-pages
@@ -647,7 +647,6 @@ OnCalendar=daily
         paths = ["/home/admin/newdir", "/home/admin/newdir/dir1", "/home/admin/newdir/dir2", "/home/admin/newdir/file1", "/home/admin/newdir/file2"]
         for i in range(5):
             b.wait_in_text(f"#file-autocomplete-widget-preselected li:nth-of-type({i+1}) button", paths[i])
-        m.execute("rm -r /home/admin/newdir")
 
     @testlib.skipOstree("No PCP available")
     def testPlots(self):