diff --git a/tools/release/git_release.py b/tools/release/git_release.py
index 6e3f8307d..c2750a18b 100644
--- a/tools/release/git_release.py
+++ b/tools/release/git_release.py
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ def updateBouncerWorker(version):
 updateSrcHeaders(majorV, minorTag);
 updateBouncerWorker(version)
 
-execExitOnFail("git clean -f -d", "Failed to clean directory")
-
-
 execExitOnFail("git commit -m \"Version " + version + "\"", "Failed to commit")
 
 execExitOnFail("git push origin :refs/tags/" + version, "Failed to push tag")