diff --git a/src/cmd/gotest/gotest b/src/cmd/gotest/gotest
index 463242e3a75..e634a110892 100755
--- a/src/cmd/gotest/gotest
+++ b/src/cmd/gotest/gotest
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ if $havex; then
 fi
 
 # They all compile; now generate the code to call them.
-trap "rm -f _testmain.go _testmain.$O" 0 1 2 3 14 15
 
 # Suppress output to stdout on Linux
 MAKEFLAGS=