diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cdec7a150..c81941058 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ commands:
           sudo bash install.sh
           popd
           rm -rf kubo
+          rm kubo_v0.16.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
   git_fetch_all_tags:
     steps:
       - run:
diff --git a/.circleci/template.yml b/.circleci/template.yml
index 46b994795..fb76b6348 100644
--- a/.circleci/template.yml
+++ b/.circleci/template.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ commands:
           sudo bash install.sh
           popd
           rm -rf kubo
+          rm kubo_v0.16.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
   git_fetch_all_tags:
     steps:
       - run: