diff --git a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
index 552ffd44fc..9ab4d2ffdd 100644
--- a/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
+++ b/build/_k-standard-goals.shade
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ default Configuration='${E("Configuration")}'
   -// Find all dirs that contain a gruntfile.js file
   var gruntDirs = '${GetDirectoriesContaining(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "gruntfile.js")}'
   grunt each='var gruntDir in gruntDirs'
-  @{
-      if (!IsMono)
-      {
-           CallTarget("clean-npm-modules");
-      }
-  }
 
 #clean-npm-modules if='!IsMono'
   -// Find all dirs that contain a package.json file