diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt
index 1df5d81..2c049c4 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/app/revanced/cli/command/PatchCommand.kt
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ internal object PatchCommand : Runnable {
 
         if (purge) {
             logger.info("Purging temporary files")
-            outputFilePath.delete()
             purge(resourceCachePath)
         }