diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
index c3b521296..867d25c1f 100755
--- a/plugins/git/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ cmd-git-auth() {
   if [[ -z "$USERNAME" ]]; then
     dokku_log_info1 "Removing netrc auth entry for host $HOST"
     netrc unset "$HOST"
-    rm "${DOKKU_ROOT}/.netrc"
     return $?
   fi