diff --git a/kitsune/build.rs b/kitsune/build.rs
index c42d33c73..6081c42ac 100644
--- a/kitsune/build.rs
+++ b/kitsune/build.rs
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let assets_path = Utf8PathBuf::from("./assets").canonicalize_utf8()?;
     let prepared_assets_path = Utf8PathBuf::from("./assets-dist").canonicalize_utf8()?;
 
+    dir::remove(&prepared_assets_path)?;
+
     let copy_options = CopyOptions {
         overwrite: true,
         content_only: true,