diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc
index 0941cd9703b..7f8b5b7929b 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_check_drop.inc
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if ($do_file_tests)
   eval SET @aux = load_file('$ls_file');
 
   # clean up
-  remove_file $ls_file;
+  --remove_file $ls_file
 }
 if (!$do_file_tests)
 {
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc
index de35d3f2cad..76df4c1a250 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check1.inc
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ if ($do_file_tests)
     --list_files_append_file $ls_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysql-test-idx-dir t1*
   }
   eval SET @aux = load_file('$ls_file');
+
+  # clean up
+  --remove_file $ls_file
 }
 if (!$do_file_tests)
 {
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc
index 028b1242e90..23e4a9e1e95 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/parts/inc/partition_layout_check2.inc
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ if ($do_file_tests)
     --list_files_append_file $ls_file $MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/mysql-test-idx-dir t1*
   }
   eval SET @aux = load_file('$ls_file');
+
+  # clean up
+  --remove_file $ls_file
 }
 if (!$do_file_tests)
 {