diff --git a/pipelines/AssemblyPostProcessor b/pipelines/AssemblyPostProcessor
index 2ab59c7..e3a9453 100755
--- a/pipelines/AssemblyPostProcessor
+++ b/pipelines/AssemblyPostProcessor
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ sub targeted_gene_family_assembly {
 		}
 	}
 	close STATS;
-	rmdir( $targeted_gene_families ) or die "Targeted gene family assemblies are in $targeted_gene_families directory\nTargeted gene family assemblies summary statistics are in $out_dir/targeted_gene_family_assemblies.stats file\n\n";
 }
 
 sub average {