diff --git a/cscripts/Makefile.am b/cscripts/Makefile.am
index 53989f3..b2cff85 100644
--- a/cscripts/Makefile.am
+++ b/cscripts/Makefile.am
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ clean-local:
 		rm -rf $(builddir)/*.par; \
 	fi
 	rm -rf $(builddir)/*.pyc
-	rm -rf $(builddir)/cscripts/__pycache__/*.pyc
-	rm -rf $(builddir)/cscripts/__pycache__
+	rm -rf $(builddir)/__pycache__
 
 # Uninstall the cscripts Python module
 uninstall-local: