diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1e1e220..9f9c8b6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
   from distutils.core import setup, Extension
 import distutils.sysconfig
-import shutil
 import os.path
 import re
 import sys
@@ -22,11 +21,6 @@ Programming Language :: Python :: 3
 Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2
 """.splitlines()))
 
-try:
-    shutil.rmtree("./build")
-except(OSError):
-    pass
-
 module1 = Extension('ujson',
                     sources = ['./python/ujson.c', 
                                './python/objToJSON.c',