diff --git a/telegram_downloader_bot/utils.py b/telegram_downloader_bot/utils.py
index 181573e..63d2db7 100644
--- a/telegram_downloader_bot/utils.py
+++ b/telegram_downloader_bot/utils.py
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ async def download_tt_video(url: str) -> str:
         log.info(f"{video_filepath}")
 
         if await check_if_tt_downloaded(video_hash) is True:
-            os.remove(video_filepath)
             return "Already downloaded"
 
         with open(video_filepath, "wb") as f: