diff --git a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/helpers/FileUtils.java b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/helpers/FileUtils.java
index 99fb95031..be3f87728 100644
--- a/arduino-core/src/processing/app/helpers/FileUtils.java
+++ b/arduino-core/src/processing/app/helpers/FileUtils.java
@@ -274,10 +274,6 @@ public class FileUtils {
       return true;
     }
 
-    if (!file.exists()) {
-      return false;
-    }
-
     return file.delete();
   }