diff --git a/oam/install_scripts/pre-uninstall b/oam/install_scripts/pre-uninstall
index bbcc95109..8709d369c 100755
--- a/oam/install_scripts/pre-uninstall
+++ b/oam/install_scripts/pre-uninstall
@@ -181,9 +181,6 @@ else
         fi
 fi
 
-#remove file in library directory # mcol-875
-rm -f $installdir/lib/*
-
 #tell user to run post configure script
 echo " "
 echo "Mariab Columnstore uninstall completed"