diff --git a/scripts/create-release.sh b/scripts/create-release.sh
index 3e7c2c18d..fc5b3bcd1 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-release.sh
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ fi
 if [ -f ./scripts/compress-js ] ; then
     echo "* Compressing javascript files"
     ./scripts/compress-js
+    rm -rf sources
 fi
 
 # Remove test directory from package to avoid Path disclosure messages