diff --git a/Tests/RunCMake/FetchContent/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/RunCMake/FetchContent/CMakeLists.txt
index 04d024b012..4f2de6c924 100644
--- a/Tests/RunCMake/FetchContent/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/RunCMake/FetchContent/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.9)
 project(${RunCMake_TEST} NONE)
 
-# Tests assume no previous downloads in the output directory
-file(REMOVE_RECURSE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/_deps)
-
 if(CMP0168 STREQUAL "NEW")
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0168 NEW)
 else()