diff --git a/fill_template_vars.sh b/fill_template_vars.sh
index 286daad3..5360f31d 100755
--- a/fill_template_vars.sh
+++ b/fill_template_vars.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,3 @@ _replace "s/<SHORT_DESCRIPTION>/$SHORT_DESCRIPTION/g"
 
 mkdir -p $MODULE_NAME
 touch $MODULE_NAME/__init__.py
-
-# template filler is no longer needed, delete it
-rm "$0"