diff --git a/base-build/debian-stretch_pt3.sh b/base-build/debian-stretch_pt3.sh
index 3a53d0a..78db9b9 100644
--- a/base-build/debian-stretch_pt3.sh
+++ b/base-build/debian-stretch_pt3.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ sleep 1
 umount debian-stretch/proc
 sleep 1
 umount debian-stretch/sys
+echo "cleaning up unneeded script"
+rm -frv ./debian-stretch_pt2.sh
 sleep 1
 echo "Filesystem size after."
 sleep 1