diff --git a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/01-xdelta_repolist.sh b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/01-xdelta_repolist.sh
index 389f5260946..9c73c3e057f 100644
--- a/common/hooks/pre-pkg/01-xdelta_repolist.sh
+++ b/common/hooks/pre-pkg/01-xdelta_repolist.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ hook() {
 
 	# create links to preserve old versions of repodata
 	find $XBPS_REPOSITORY -name '*-repodata' | while read; do
-		rm "${REPLY}.genVcdiff" 2> /dev/null
+		rm "${REPLY}.genVcdiff"
 		cp "${REPLY}" "${REPLY}.genVcdiff"
 	done
 }