diff --git a/cli/src/build.rs b/cli/src/build.rs
index 6ad0b58a5a..0ccf118178 100644
--- a/cli/src/build.rs
+++ b/cli/src/build.rs
@@ -255,13 +255,6 @@ pub fn build_file<'a>(
     } else if matches!(link_type, LinkType::None) {
         // Just copy the object file to the output folder.
         binary_path.set_extension(app_extension);
-
-        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-            // See https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/428388
-            // for why we need to remove the file before copying it.
-            std::fs::remove_file(&binary_path).unwrap();
-        }
-
         std::fs::copy(app_o_file, &binary_path).unwrap();
         BuildOutcome::NoProblems
     } else {
@@ -353,13 +346,6 @@ fn spawn_rebuild_thread(
         if surgically_link {
             // Copy preprocessed host to executable location.
             let prehost = host_input_path.with_file_name("preprocessedhost");
-
-            if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-                // See https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/428388
-                // for why we need to remove the file before copying it.
-                std::fs::remove_file(&binary_path).unwrap();
-            }
-
             std::fs::copy(prehost, binary_path.as_path()).unwrap();
         }
         let rebuild_host_end = rebuild_host_start.elapsed().unwrap();
diff --git a/compiler/build/src/link.rs b/compiler/build/src/link.rs
index c5ae5af003..a7e32d0328 100644
--- a/compiler/build/src/link.rs
+++ b/compiler/build/src/link.rs
@@ -499,13 +499,6 @@ pub fn rebuild_host(
 
         if shared_lib_path.is_some() {
             // For surgical linking, just copy the dynamically linked rust app.
-
-            if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-                // See https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/428388
-                // for why we need to remove the file before copying it.
-                std::fs::remove_file(&host_dest_native).unwrap();
-            }
-
             std::fs::copy(cargo_out_dir.join("host"), host_dest_native).unwrap();
         } else {
             // Cargo hosts depend on a c wrapper for the api. Compile host.c as well.