diff --git a/bin/functions/Toolbox/Troubleshooting/remove_node_modules.bat b/bin/functions/Toolbox/Troubleshooting/remove_node_modules.bat
index d97825d..7e491c0 100644
--- a/bin/functions/Toolbox/Troubleshooting/remove_node_modules.bat
+++ b/bin/functions/Toolbox/Troubleshooting/remove_node_modules.bat
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 cd /d "%st_install_path%"
 echo %blue_bg%[%time%]%reset% %blue_fg_strong%[INFO]%reset% Removing node_modules folder...
 rmdir /s /q "node_modules"
-del package-lock.json
 call npm cache clean --force
 echo %blue_bg%[%time%]%reset% %blue_fg_strong%[INFO]%reset% node_modules successfully removed.
 pause
diff --git a/launcher.sh b/launcher.sh
index e4be5bb..fae13c1 100755
--- a/launcher.sh
+++ b/launcher.sh
@@ -1145,7 +1145,6 @@ editor() {
 remove_node_modules() {
     log_message "INFO" "Removing node_modules folder..."
     cd "$(dirname "$0")./SillyTavern"
-    rm -rf node_modules package-lock.json
     npm cache clean --force
     log_message "INFO" "node_modules successfully removed."
     read -p "Press Enter to continue..."