diff --git a/tycho_build.gradle b/tycho_build.gradle
index 7fabe74f09d017faa8cb5a0d22e0e382f208f3c2..5913c9d6357e6ba877fe7d4874696201361682ae 100644
--- a/tycho_build.gradle
+++ b/tycho_build.gradle
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ task createRepository() {
 }
 
 task deleteRepository(type: Delete) {
-	delete(workspacePath + "${repositoryName}")
+	delete(workspacePath + repositoryName + "/pom.xml")
+	delete(workspacePath + repositoryName + "/target")
 }
 clean.dependsOn(deleteRepository)