diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 855b089..524b6fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "babel-tape-runner test/*.js | tap-spec",
-    "prepublish": "rm -rf lib && babel src --out-dir lib",
+    "prepublish": "babel src --out-dir lib",
     "postpublish": "rm -rf lib"
   },
   "repository": {