diff --git a/owlbot.py b/owlbot.py
index c150bdd..d676e60 100644
--- a/owlbot.py
+++ b/owlbot.py
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
             ],
         )
 
-s.remove_staging_dirs()
-
 # move workflows after executions, since we want to use "workflows" for the name
 for library in s.get_staging_dirs(workflows_default_version):
     if library.parent.absolute() == 'workflows':
@@ -69,4 +67,4 @@
 )  # the microgenerator has a good coveragerc file
 
 
-s.shell.run(["nox", "-s", "blacken"], hide_output=False)
\ No newline at end of file
+s.shell.run(["nox", "-s", "blacken"], hide_output=False)