diff --git a/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_aes256_file_fuzzer.c b/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_aes256_file_fuzzer.c
index 070347cf..2ad88558 100644
--- a/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_aes256_file_fuzzer.c
+++ b/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_aes256_file_fuzzer.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
     int error = 0;
     struct zip *archive;
 
+    (void)remove(path);
     if ((archive = zip_open(path, ZIP_CREATE, &error)) == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }
diff --git a/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_pkware_file_fuzzer.c b/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_pkware_file_fuzzer.c
index b0214cdb..ed1704a3 100644
--- a/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_pkware_file_fuzzer.c
+++ b/ossfuzz/zip_write_encrypt_pkware_file_fuzzer.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ LLVMFuzzerTestOneInput(const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
     int error = 0;
     struct zip *archive;
 
+    (void)remove(path);
     if ((archive = zip_open(path, ZIP_CREATE, &error)) == NULL) {
         return -1;
     }