diff --git a/smoke_test/smoke_test b/smoke_test/smoke_test
index 80f1aa023930ff798ade50d47cdf85e60562fe32..b5b8790704aed06ff296e2de70c0ff0ce26027a5 100755
--- a/smoke_test/smoke_test
+++ b/smoke_test/smoke_test
@@ -87,5 +87,4 @@ if [ "$num_success" -lt $(( $NUM_MODULE / 2 )) ]; then
     echo "Failing because not enough tests succeeded" 2>&1 | tee -a $REPORT
     exit 2
 fi
-[ -f TAIR10_chr1.fas ] && rm TAIR10_chr1.fas
 [ "$num_failed" -eq "0" ]