diff --git a/cruise_config.rb b/cruise_config.rb
index 04b5bb284..a5efcd3d7 100644
--- a/cruise_config.rb
+++ b/cruise_config.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ require 'fileutils'
 
 Project.configure do |project|
   project.build_command = './ci.sh'
-  project.do_clean_checkout :always
 end