diff --git a/run_meson_command_tests.py b/run_meson_command_tests.py
index d405a5b8790e..e26860fa3be0 100755
--- a/run_meson_command_tests.py
+++ b/run_meson_command_tests.py
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ def test_meson_runpython(self):
             mesonout = self._run(python_command + [meson_command, 'runpython'] + cmd, env=env)
             self.assertEqual(pyout, mesonout)
 
+        os.remove(script_file)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print('Meson build system', meson_version, 'Command Tests')