diff --git a/scripts/aws_clear_instance.sh b/scripts/aws_clear_instance.sh
index 41fd44d98..1b159ddb3 100755
--- a/scripts/aws_clear_instance.sh
+++ b/scripts/aws_clear_instance.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ echo "Removing application and dependencies"
 if [ -d "/home/notify-app/notifications-admin" ]; then
     # Remove and re-create the directory
     rm -rf /home/notify-app/notifications-admin
-    mkdir -vp /home/notify-app/notifications-admin
-    # Remove installed py3 packages
-    pip3 freeze | xargs pip3 uninstall -y
-else
-    echo "Directory does not exist, something went wrong!"
+    mkdir -p /home/notify-app/notifications-admin
 fi