diff --git a/python/build/localization_plugin_build.gant b/python/build/localization_plugin_build.gant
index bc6dae23f00e..67d909f157ba 100644
--- a/python/build/localization_plugin_build.gant
+++ b/python/build/localization_plugin_build.gant
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setProperty("classesDir", "${basedir}/dist/classes")
 setProperty("testClassesDir", "${basedir}/dist/test-classes")
 
 target(name: "clean", description: "Cleanup output") {
-  ant.delete(dir: "${output}", failonerror: "false")
+  //ant.delete(dir: "${output}", failonerror: "false")
   ant.delete(dir: "${classesDir}", failonerror: "false")
   ant.delete(dir: "${outDir}/classes", failonerror: "false")
   //ant.delete(dir: "${outDir}/dist", failonerror: "false")
diff --git a/python/build/rest_plugin_build.gant b/python/build/rest_plugin_build.gant
index c1472d9cddd7..40cc7a50371f 100644
--- a/python/build/rest_plugin_build.gant
+++ b/python/build/rest_plugin_build.gant
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setProperty("classesDir", "${basedir}/dist/classes")
 setProperty("testClassesDir", "${basedir}/dist/test-classes")
 
 target(name: "clean", description: "Cleanup output") {
-  ant.delete(dir: "${output}", failonerror: "false")
+  //ant.delete(dir: "${output}", failonerror: "false")
   ant.delete(dir: "${classesDir}", failonerror: "false")
   ant.delete(dir: "${outDir}/classes", failonerror: "false")
   //ant.delete(dir: "${outDir}/dist", failonerror: "false")