diff --git a/src/cpp/benders/merge_mps/MergeMPS.cpp b/src/cpp/benders/merge_mps/MergeMPS.cpp
index d1679e32b..113d17f81 100644
--- a/src/cpp/benders/merge_mps/MergeMPS.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/benders/merge_mps/MergeMPS.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ void MergeMPS::launch() {
 
     if (kvp.first != _options.MASTER_NAME) {
       solver_l->read_prob_mps(problem_name);
-      std::filesystem::remove(problem_name);
       int mps_ncols(solver_l->get_ncols());
 
       DblVector o(mps_ncols);