diff --git a/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh b/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh
index cef601b46..4d84c5e3c 100755
--- a/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh
+++ b/BUILD/mdbci/copy_repos.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ if [ "$box_type" == "RPM" ] ; then
 
         rm -rf $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
         mkdir -p $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
-        rsync -avz  --progress --delete ${unsorted_repo_dir}/$repo_name/$box/* $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
+        rsync -avz  --progress ${unsorted_repo_dir}/$repo_name/$box/* $path_prefix/$platform/$platform_version/$arch/
 	env > $build_info_path
         find $path_prefix/.. -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
         find $path_prefix/.. -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ else
         rm -rf $path_prefix/$platform_family/dists/$platform_version/main/binary-"$arch"
         rm -rf $path_prefix/$platform_family/dists/$platform_version/main/binary-i386
         mkdir -p $path_prefix/$platform_family/
-        rsync -avz  --progress --delete ${unsorted_repo_dir}/$repo_name/$box/* $path_prefix/$platform_family/
+        rsync -avz  --progress ${unsorted_repo_dir}/$repo_name/$box/* $path_prefix/$platform_family/
         env > $build_info_path
         find $path_prefix/.. -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
         find $path_prefix/.. -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;