diff --git a/pmd/build.xml b/pmd/build.xml
index e6042885b7..2f97afd5f7 100644
--- a/pmd/build.xml
+++ b/pmd/build.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 		<delete file="${dir.lib}/pmd-src-${version}.jar" />
 		<delete file="${dir.lib}/pmd-test-${version}.jar" />
 		<delete dir="${dir.api}" />
-		<delete dir="${dir.reports}" />
 		<mkdir dir="${dir.build}" />
 	</target>