diff --git a/openbis_all/source/bash/build_snapshot.sh b/openbis_all/source/bash/build_snapshot.sh
index 83dd9114a07f5da02aa2cd5acb97bff9be124b03..a2f02650958489f833a6cd1a3222629d816d5921 100755
--- a/openbis_all/source/bash/build_snapshot.sh
+++ b/openbis_all/source/bash/build_snapshot.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ echo Building openBIS...
 echo Copying new openBIS components to \'$SPRINT_SERVER\'...
 scp openBIS-server-*.zip $SPRINT_SERVER:.
 scp datastore_server-*.zip $SPRINT_SERVER:.
+rm -f *.zip
 
 # If sprint install script is present and executable, run it!
 if [ -x $SPRINT_INSTALL_SCRIPT ]; then
diff --git a/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh b/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh
index 063a2805039787a157bd76b24163af89670a6edb..f798f88cfc76c697d52de7fe99b8bc2736daee04 100755
--- a/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh
+++ b/openbis_all/source/bash/tag_and_build.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ echo "chmod g+w -R $SPRINT_DIR" | ssh -T $CISD_SERVER
 echo Copying new openBIS components to \'$SPRINT_SERVER\'...
 scp openBIS-server-*.zip $SPRINT_SERVER:.
 scp datastore_server-*.zip $SPRINT_SERVER:.
+rm -f *.zip
 
 # If sprint install script is present and executable, run it!
 if [ -x $SPRINT_INSTALL_SCRIPT ]; then