diff --git a/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh b/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh
index 9865414a..5893def4 100755
--- a/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
-rm -f precice-*-events*.json
+rm -f -r precice-profiling
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
-rm -f precice-*.json
diff --git a/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh b/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh
index eb71aca8..5893def4 100755
--- a/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
-rm -f precice-*-events*.json
+rm -f -r precice-profiling
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/nn/clean.sh b/examples/nn/clean.sh
index eb71aca8..5893def4 100755
--- a/examples/nn/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/nn/clean.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
-rm -f precice-*-events*.json
+rm -f -r precice-profiling
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh b/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh
index eb71aca8..5893def4 100755
--- a/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
-rm -f precice-*-events*.json
+rm -f -r precice-profiling
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh b/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh
index eb71aca8..5893def4 100755
--- a/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
-rm -f precice-*-events*.json
+rm -f -r precice-profiling
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk