diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6d4dbbfe8758fa119ce22f3c98d995d08105963..91c10973b898cdd817a83dc486916c342d406d38 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -294,7 +294,6 @@ add_subdirectory(scripts)
 add_subdirectory(deployment)
 set(FILES_TO_BE_REMOVED ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/stage tests)
 add_subdirectory(tools)
-set(FILES_TO_BE_REMOVED CMakeFiles stage tests)
 set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES ADDITIONAL_MAKE_CLEAN_FILES
                              "${FILES_TO_BE_REMOVED}")