diff --git a/src/downloader.ts b/src/downloader.ts
index 45112a1..1cfee34 100644
--- a/src/downloader.ts
+++ b/src/downloader.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { existsSync, readFileSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync, rmSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { existsSync, readFileSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 import { extname, posix, resolve, dirname } from 'node:path'
 import { ofetch } from 'ofetch'
 import { Hookable } from 'hookable'
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ export class Downloader extends Hookable<DownloaderHooks> {
       overwriting = true
     }
 
-    if (overwriting) {
-      rmSync(outputDir, { recursive: true, force: true })
-    }
-
     await this.callHook('download:start')
 
     const { searchParams } = new URL(this.url)