diff --git a/.run_local_tests.sh b/.run_local_tests.sh
index 460b437b31..831a3a5543 100644
--- a/.run_local_tests.sh
+++ b/.run_local_tests.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 rm -rf _ckpt_*
 rm -rf tests/save_dir*
 rm -rf tests/mlruns_*
-rm -rf tests/tests/*
 coverage run --source pytorch_lightning -m py.test pytorch_lightning tests examples -v --doctest-modules
 coverage report -m