diff --git a/scripts/update_ts_files.sh b/scripts/update_ts_files.sh
index 6fc8438a4f4..eb791885e32 100755
--- a/scripts/update_ts_files.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_ts_files.sh
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ echo "deprecated - use push_ts.sh and pull_ts.sh" >&2
 set -e
 
 cleanup() {
-	if [ -f i18n/python_ts.tar ]; then
-		tar -xf i18n/python_ts.tar
-	fi
 	if [ -f i18n/qgis_ts.tar ]; then
 		echo Restoring excluded translations
 		tar -xf i18n/qgis_ts.tar
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ cleanup() {
 		i18n/qgis_*.ts.bak \
 		src/plugins/grass/grasslabels-i18n.cpp \
 		i18n/qgis_ts.tar \
-		i18n/python_ts.tar \
 		qgis_ts.pro
 	do
 		[ -f "$i" ] && rm "$i"
@@ -104,7 +100,6 @@ done
 
 trap cleanup EXIT
 
-tar --remove-file -cf i18n/python_ts.tar $(find python -name "*.ts")
 if [ "$exclude" != "--exclude i18n/qgis_en.ts" -o -n "$add" ]; then
   echo Saving excluded translations
   tar $fast -cf i18n/qgis_ts.tar i18n/qgis_*.ts $exclude