diff --git a/ballerina/build.gradle b/ballerina/build.gradle
index d3696e8..5988605 100644
--- a/ballerina/build.gradle
+++ b/ballerina/build.gradle
@@ -52,14 +52,7 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 clean {
-    delete "${project.projectDir}/target"
-    delete "${project.projectDir}/Ballerina.lock"
-    delete "${project.projectDir}/ballerina-internal.log"
     delete "${project.projectDir}/build"
-    doLast {
-        // Force cleanup with retry
-        ant.delete(dir: 'ballerina/build', failonerror: false, includeemptydirs: true)
-    }
 }
 
 task copyExternalJarsToLib(type: Copy) {