diff --git a/aosp-merger/aosp-merger.sh b/aosp-merger/aosp-merger.sh
index 11b034c..a0313ac 100755
--- a/aosp-merger/aosp-merger.sh
+++ b/aosp-merger/aosp-merger.sh
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ help_message() {
 main() {
   if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
     export MERGEDREPOS="${TOP}/merged_repos.txt"
+    # Remove any existing list of merged repos file
+    rm -f "${MERGEDREPOS}"
 
     merge_aosp_forks
     read -p "Waiting for conflict resolution before squashing. Press enter when done."
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ main() {
     unset MERGEDREPOS
   elif [ "${1}" = "aosp" ]; then
     export MERGEDREPOS="${TOP}/merged_repos_aosp.txt"
+    # Remove any existing list of merged repos file
+    rm -f "${MERGEDREPOS}"
 
     merge_aosp
 
diff --git a/aosp-merger/merge-aosp-forks.sh b/aosp-merger/merge-aosp-forks.sh
index e24b7e5..4a7c7b4 100755
--- a/aosp-merger/merge-aosp-forks.sh
+++ b/aosp-merger/merge-aosp-forks.sh
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ for PROJECTPATH in ${PROJECTPATHS} .repo/manifests; do
 done
 echo "#### Verification complete - no uncommitted changes found ####"
 
-# Remove any existing list of merged repos file
-rm -f "${MERGEDREPOS}"
-
 # Ditch any existing staging branches (across all projects)
 repo abandon "${STAGINGBRANCH}"
 
diff --git a/aosp-merger/merge-aosp.sh b/aosp-merger/merge-aosp.sh
index 9512114..1a1c024 100755
--- a/aosp-merger/merge-aosp.sh
+++ b/aosp-merger/merge-aosp.sh
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ for PROJECTPATH in ${PROJECTPATHS} .repo/manifests; do
 done
 echo "#### Verification complete - no uncommitted changes found ####"
 
-# Remove any existing list of merged repos file
-rm -f "${MERGEDREPOS}"
-
 # Ditch any existing staging branches (across all projects)
 repo abandon "${STAGINGBRANCH}"