diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 79057fd6..bec13da7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ Easy-RSA 3 ChangeLog
 
 3.2.2 (TBD)
 
+   * bugfix: revoke, renew: Remove pki/inline/private/$file.inline (febef85) (#1244)
+     Initial bug report #1242 (Minor)
+     Stop removing old credentials file pki/$file.creds (a871e9c)
    * Add LibreSSL version 4 to supported SSL Libraries (7df616b) (#1240)
    * sign-req: Allow custom X509 Types (2ee08cc) (#1238)
    * Remove redundant file index.txt.attr (da3c249) (#1233)
diff --git a/dev/easyrsa-tools.lib b/dev/easyrsa-tools.lib
index cf8b62b8..212cdf1c 100644
--- a/dev/easyrsa-tools.lib
+++ b/dev/easyrsa-tools.lib
@@ -689,8 +689,8 @@ Run easyrsa without commands for usage and command help."
 	crt_in="$in_dir/issued/${file_name_base}.crt"
 	key_in="$in_dir/private/${file_name_base}.key"
 	req_in="$in_dir/reqs/${file_name_base}.req"
-	creds_in="$in_dir/${file_name_base}.creds"
-	inline_in="$in_dir/inline/${file_name_base}.inline"
+	inline_pub="$in_dir/inline/${file_name_base}.inline"
+	inline_pri="$in_dir/inline/private/${file_name_base}.inline"
 
 	# deprecate ALL options
 	while [ "$1" ]; do
@@ -829,8 +829,8 @@ These files will be DELETED:
 All PKCS files for commonName: $file_name_base
 
 The inline credentials files:
-* $creds_in
-* $inline_in"
+* $inline_pub
+* $inline_pri"
 
 	# move renewed files
 	# so we can reissue certificate with the same name
@@ -908,19 +908,9 @@ renew_move() {
 		rm -f "$in_dir/private/$file_name_base.$pkcs"
 	done
 
-	# remove credentials file
-	if [ -f "$creds_in" ]; then
-		rm "$creds_in" || warn "\
-Failed to remove credentials file:
-* $creds_in"
-	fi
-
-	# remove inline file
-	if [ -f "$inline_in" ]; then
-		rm "$inline_in" || warn "\
-Failed to remove inline file:
-* $inline_in"
-	fi
+	# remove inline files
+	rm -f "$inline_pub" "$inline_pri" || warn \
+		"renew_move - Error trying to remove inline files."
 } # => renew_move()
 
 # Verify certificate against CA
diff --git a/easyrsa3/easyrsa b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
index 690055af..a001a97a 100755
--- a/easyrsa3/easyrsa
+++ b/easyrsa3/easyrsa
@@ -3203,8 +3203,8 @@ Run easyrsa without commands for usage and command help."
 	in_dir="$EASYRSA_PKI"
 	key_in="$in_dir/private/${file_name_base}.key"
 	req_in="$in_dir/reqs/${file_name_base}.req"
-	creds_in="$in_dir/${file_name_base}.creds"
-	inline_in="$in_dir/inline/${file_name_base}.inline"
+	inline_pub="$in_dir/inline/${file_name_base}.inline"
+	inline_pri="$in_dir/inline/private/${file_name_base}.inline"
 
 	# input cert for revocation: issued, expired or renewed
 	crt_in="${in_dir}/${cert_dir}/${file_name_base}.crt"
@@ -3368,11 +3368,11 @@ These files will be MOVED to the 'revoked' sub-directory:
 * $crt_in${if_exist_key_in}${if_exist_req_in}
 
 These files will be DELETED:
-All PKCS files for commonName : $file_name_base
+All PKCS files for commonName: $file_name_base
 
 The inline credentials files:
-* $creds_in
-* $inline_in"
+* $inline_pub
+* $inline_pri"
 
 	confirm "  Continue with revocation: " "yes" "
 Please confirm that you wish to revoke the certificate
@@ -3441,19 +3441,9 @@ revoke_move() {
 		fi
 	done
 
-	# remove credentials file
-	if [ -f "$creds_in" ]; then
-		rm "$creds_in" || warn "\
-Failed to remove credentials file:
-* $creds_in"
-	fi
-
-	# remove inline file
-	if [ -f "$inline_in" ]; then
-		rm "$inline_in" || warn "\
-Failed to remove inline file:
-* $inline_in"
-	fi
+	# remove inline files
+	rm -f "$inline_pub" "$inline_pri" || warn \
+		"revoke_move - Error trying to remove inline files."
 } # => revoke_move()
 
 # Move expired cert out of pki/issued to pki/expired
@@ -3473,7 +3463,6 @@ Run easyrsa without commands for usage and command help."
 	crt_in="$in_dir/$file_name_base.crt"
 	#key_in="$in_dir/private/$file_name_base.key"
 	#req_in="$in_dir/reqs/$file_name_base.req"
-	#creds_in="$EASYRSA_PKI/$file_name_base.creds"
 
 	# output
 	out_dir="$EASYRSA_PKI/expired"