diff --git a/scripts/vendor-node.cjs b/scripts/vendor-node.cjs
index cf27a567..19529615 100644
--- a/scripts/vendor-node.cjs
+++ b/scripts/vendor-node.cjs
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ mkdirSync(destDir, {recursive: true});
   // Decompress to the same directory
   await decompress(filePath, tmpDir, {});
 
-  // Remove the original archive
-  rmSync(filePath);
-
   // Copy binary
   const binSrc = path.join(tmpDir, SRC_BIN_MAP[key]);
   cpSync(binSrc, binDest);
diff --git a/scripts/vendor-protoc.cjs b/scripts/vendor-protoc.cjs
index dd42b4f5..9f5c019d 100644
--- a/scripts/vendor-protoc.cjs
+++ b/scripts/vendor-protoc.cjs
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ mkdirSync(dstDir, {recursive: true});
   // Decompress to the same directory
   await decompress(filePath, tmpDir, {});
 
-  // Remove the original archive
-  rmSync(filePath);
-
   // Copy binary
   const binSrc = path.join(tmpDir, SRC_BIN_MAP[key]);
   const binDst = path.join(dstDir, DST_BIN_MAP[key]);