diff --git a/lam-packaging/buildPackages b/lam-packaging/buildPackages
index be1cd1b1..7b807c58 100755
--- a/lam-packaging/buildPackages
+++ b/lam-packaging/buildPackages
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ cp lam-packaging/getVersion ./
 export VERSION=`./getVersion`
 
 # remove files which are not in the final release
-rm lam/session-vars.txt
 rm -r lam/po
 rm -r lam/tests
 rm lam/.cvsignore