diff --git a/build-deb.sh b/build-deb.sh
index 0f83e88a..ad0de68a 100755
--- a/build-deb.sh
+++ b/build-deb.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ver="$( head -1 debian/changelog | awk -F'[()-]' '{ print $2 }' )"
 git pull
 rm ../pvc_*
+find . -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -r {} \;
 dh_make -p pvc_${ver} --createorig --single --yes
 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
 dh_clean
diff --git a/build-unstable-deb.sh b/build-unstable-deb.sh
index bfbc51ed..3635b70d 100755
--- a/build-unstable-deb.sh
+++ b/build-unstable-deb.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pvc (${new_ver}) unstable; urgency=medium
 
  -- Joshua Boniface <joshua@boniface.me>  $( date -R )
 EOF
+find . -name "__pycache__" -exec rm -r {} \;
 # Build source tarball
 dh_make -p pvc_${new_ver} --createorig --single --yes
 # Build packages