diff --git a/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c b/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
index 240f07be..648a8bd6 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/be_sync.c
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ cleanup:
 		alpm_list_free_inner(payloads, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_dload_payload_reset);
 		FREELIST(payloads);
 	}
-	_alpm_remove_temporary_download_dir(temporary_syncpath);
 	FREE(temporary_syncpath);
 	FREE(syncpath);
 	umask(oldmask);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/dload.c b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
index eb8b6cb5..9a70810a 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/dload.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/dload.c
@@ -1283,6 +1283,7 @@ download_signature:
 	}
 
 	finalize_ret = finalize_download_locations(payloads, localpath);
+	_alpm_remove_temporary_download_dir(temporary_localpath);
 
 	/* propagate after finalizing so .part files get copied over */
 	if(childsig != 0) {
@@ -1416,13 +1417,11 @@ int SYMEXPORT alpm_fetch_pkgurl(alpm_handle_t *handle, const alpm_list_t *urls,
 		FREELIST(payloads);
 	}
 
-	_alpm_remove_temporary_download_dir(temporary_cachedir);
 	FREE(temporary_cachedir);
 	return 0;
 
 err:
 	alpm_list_free_inner(payloads, (alpm_list_fn_free)_alpm_dload_payload_reset);
-	_alpm_remove_temporary_download_dir(temporary_cachedir);
 	FREE(temporary_cachedir);
 	FREELIST(payloads);
 	FREELIST(*fetched);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 13cf1cef..087c48de 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ finish:
 		pkg->infolevel &= ~INFRQ_DSIZE;
 		pkg->download_size = 0;
 	}
-	_alpm_remove_temporary_download_dir(temporary_cachedir);
 	FREE(temporary_cachedir);
 
 	return ret;