diff --git a/lib/remote/apilistener-filesync.cpp b/lib/remote/apilistener-filesync.cpp
index 79efefe37..4b31673f6 100644
--- a/lib/remote/apilistener-filesync.cpp
+++ b/lib/remote/apilistener-filesync.cpp
@@ -186,10 +186,12 @@ bool ApiListener::UpdateConfigDir(const ConfigDirInformation& oldConfigInfo, con
 			configChange = true;
 
 			String path = configDir + "/" + kv.first;
-			Utility::RemoveDirRecursive(path);
+			(void) unlink(path.CStr());
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Consider that one of the paths leaves an empty directory here. Such is not copied from stage to prod and purged then automtically. */
+
 	String tsPath = configDir + "/.timestamp";
 	if (!Utility::PathExists(tsPath)) {
 		std::ofstream fp(tsPath.CStr(), std::ofstream::out | std::ostream::trunc);