diff --git a/src/mobility/test/ns2-mobility-helper-test-suite.cc b/src/mobility/test/ns2-mobility-helper-test-suite.cc
index defec80ca..e990ace44 100644
--- a/src/mobility/test/ns2-mobility-helper-test-suite.cc
+++ b/src/mobility/test/ns2-mobility-helper-test-suite.cc
@@ -229,10 +229,6 @@ private:
   void DoTeardown ()
   {
     Names::Clear ();
-    if (std::remove (m_traceFile.c_str ()))
-      {
-        NS_LOG_ERROR ("Failed to delete file " << m_traceFile);
-      }
     Simulator::Destroy ();
   }