diff --git a/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py b/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py
index 1662b533..4a5300df 100644
--- a/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py
+++ b/jrnl/plugins/text_exporter.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class TextExporter:
         except IOError as e:
             return f"[{ERROR_COLOR}ERROR{RESET_COLOR}: {e.filename} {e.strerror}]"
         except RuntimeError as e:
-            os.remove(path)
             return e
 
     @classmethod
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@ class TextExporter:
                     e.filename, e.strerror, ERROR_COLOR, RESET_COLOR
                 )
             except RuntimeError as e:
-                os.remove(full_path)
                 return e
         return "[Journal exported to {}]".format(path)