diff --git a/python-packages/contract_wrappers/setup.py b/python-packages/contract_wrappers/setup.py
index 1bc78a4181..08a6638d7d 100755
--- a/python-packages/contract_wrappers/setup.py
+++ b/python-packages/contract_wrappers/setup.py
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ class CleanCommandExtension(clean):
                 print("done")
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 print("file not found")
-                pass
 
 
 class TestPublishCommand(distutils.command.build_py.build_py):