diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 93f89dd5..77967f9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build python2 wheel
       run: |
         strip-hints helics/capi.py > tmp
+        rm helics/capi.py
         mv tmp helics/capi.py
         python setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name=${{ matrix.target }}
         pip install dist/helics-2.6.0.post0.dev0-py2-none-${{ matrix.target }}.whl