diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/restore b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/restore
index dc9331695b..bb4373c6da 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/restore
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/restore
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ file=$1
 
 exec_and_log "virsh --connect $LIBVIRT_URI restore $file" \
     "Could not restore from $file"
+
+rm "$file"