diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-filetype/template b/srcpkgs/python3-filetype/template
index 6ea6e4c97ab..b2d6446f8ff 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-filetype/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-filetype/template
@@ -16,6 +16,4 @@ checksum=66b56cd6474bf41d8c54660347d37afcc3f7d1970648de365c102ef77548aadb
 
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
-	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/${py3_sitelib}/examples
-	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/${py2_sitelib}/examples
 }