diff --git a/zero_bin/tools/prove_stdio.sh b/zero_bin/tools/prove_stdio.sh
index 016647459..e5f5409d0 100755
--- a/zero_bin/tools/prove_stdio.sh
+++ b/zero_bin/tools/prove_stdio.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ if [[ $TEST_ONLY == "test_only" ]]; then
     cargo run --release --features test_only --bin leader -- --runtime in-memory --load-strategy on-demand stdio < $INPUT_FILE | tee $TEST_OUT_PATH
     if grep -q 'All proof witnesses have been generated successfully.' $TEST_OUT_PATH; then
         echo -e "\n\nSuccess - Note this was just a test, not a proof"
-        rm $TEST_OUT_PATH $LEADER_OUT_PATH $VERIFY_OUT_PATH
         exit
     else
          echo "Failed to create proof witnesses. See \"zk_evm/tools/test.out\" for more details."
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ if grep -q 'All proofs verified successfully!' $VERIFY_OUT_PATH; then
     echo "Success!"
     echo "Duration:" $duration_sec " seconds"
     echo "Note, this duration is inclusive of circuit handling and overall process initialization";
-    rm $TEST_OUT_PATH $LEADER_OUT_PATH $VERIFY_OUT_PATH
 else
     echo "there was an issue with proof verification";
     exit 1