diff --git a/tools/catalyst-auto b/tools/catalyst-auto
index c6b303f5..7c298699 100755
--- a/tools/catalyst-auto
+++ b/tools/catalyst-auto
@@ -329,14 +329,9 @@ run_catalyst_commands() {
 	if [[ ${preclean} == 1 ]]; then
 		rm -rf "${TMP_PATH:-/tmp}/catalyst-auto".*
 
-		snapshot_cache=$(catalyst_var snapshot_cache)
-		if [[ -z ${snapshot_cache} ]]; then
-			echo "error: snapshot_cache not set in config file"
-			exit 1
-		fi
 		pushd "${BUILD_SRCDIR_BASE}" >/dev/null || exit 1
 		rm -rf --one-file-system \
-			kerncache packages snapshots tmp "${snapshot_cache}"/*
+			kerncache packages snapshots tmp
 		popd >/dev/null
 	fi