diff --git a/build/windows/xampp/build.php b/build/windows/xampp/build.php
index 9328beeeb2..313d1b9e2f 100644
--- a/build/windows/xampp/build.php
+++ b/build/windows/xampp/build.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ $file->removeDir('./xampp/cgi-bin');
 $file->removeDir('./xampp/contrib');
 $file->removeDir('./xampp/contrib');
 $file->removeDir('./xampp/install');
-$file->removeDir('./xampp/licenses');
 $file->removeDir('./xampp/nsi');
 $file->removeDir('./xampp/perl');
 $file->removeDir('./xampp/phpmyadmin');