diff --git a/gentoostrap.sh b/gentoostrap.sh
index af45f75..63f2746 100755
--- a/gentoostrap.sh
+++ b/gentoostrap.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ build-gentoo() {
 		touch "$file"
 		chmod 0600 "$file"
 	done
-	trap "cleanup $stage3file" EXIT
 	# We grab the checksums first to verify the integrity of any tarball leftover from a previous run
 	log "Downloading stage3 signature"
 	curl -s "$stage3.DIGESTS" -o "$stage3sig"