diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e040a6553b782b..d6dd6a16251525 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ distclean:
 	-rm -rf deps/icu4c*.tgz deps/icu4c*.zip deps/icu-tmp
 	-rm -f $(BINARYTAR).* $(TARBALL).*
 	-rm -rf deps/v8/testing/gmock
-	-rm -rf deps/v8/testing/gtest
 
 check: test