diff --git a/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl b/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl
index 0abafb7e5..bd17ad435 100644
--- a/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl
+++ b/utils/scripts/eqemu_server.pl
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@ if (-e "eqemu_update.pl") {
     unlink("eqemu_update.pl");
 }
 
-if (-e "db_update") {
-    unlink("db_update");
-}
-
-if (-e "updates_staged") {
-    unlink("updates_staged");
-}
-
 print "[Info] For EQEmu Server management utilities - run eqemu_server.pl\n" if $ARGV[0] eq "ran_from_world";
 
 check_db_version_table();
@@ -652,6 +644,14 @@ sub do_self_update_check_routine {
         }
         else {
             print "[Update] No script update necessary...\n";
+
+            if (-e "db_update") {
+                unlink("db_update");
+            }
+
+            if (-e "updates_staged") {
+                unlink("updates_staged");
+            }
         }
 
         unlink("updates_staged/eqemu_server.pl");