diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index c0f083a..4a98580 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -1646,7 +1646,6 @@ binaryinstall.append(env.Install(installdir('sbindir'), sbin_binaries))
 binaryinstall.append(env.Install(installdir('bindir'), bin_binaries))
 binaryinstall.append(LibraryInstall(env, installdir('libdir'), compiled_gpslib, libgps_version))
 # Work around a minor bug in InstallSharedLib() link handling
-env.AddPreAction(binaryinstall, 'rm -f %s/libgps.*' % (installdir('libdir'), ))
 
 if qt_env:
     binaryinstall.append(LibraryInstall(qt_env, installdir('libdir'), compiled_qgpsmmlib, libgps_version))