diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 4676eee69a..2ff7ff0cf7 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ function xgettext (cmd, filename) {
                         file.contents = data;
                         callback(null, file);
                     });
+                    fs.rmSync(folder, { recursive: true });
                 });
             });
         })