diff --git a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
index c3bfb4e169..bbbc834152 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ dodep matrix-org matrix-react-sdk
 mkdir -p node_modules
 cd node_modules
 
+rm -r matrix-js-sdk 2> /dev/null
 ln -s ../matrix-js-sdk ./
 pushd matrix-js-sdk
 npm install
 popd
 
+rm -r matrix-react-sdk 2> /dev/null
 ln -s ../matrix-react-sdk ./
 pushd matrix-react-sdk
 mkdir -p node_modules