diff --git a/phpBB/download/file.php b/phpBB/download/file.php
index a5d7eada3f..cd365767c2 100644
--- a/phpBB/download/file.php
+++ b/phpBB/download/file.php
@@ -410,5 +410,6 @@ else
 	$compress->close();
 	phpbb_increment_downloads($db, $attachment_ids);
 	$compress->download($store_name, $archive_name);
+	unlink("{$phpbb_root_path}store/{$store_name}{$archive}");
 	file_gc();
 }