diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
index e0bdf02d1c6..7e69816f62c 100755
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-triggers/files/pycompile
@@ -64,18 +64,15 @@ remove()
 	for f in ${pycompile_dirs}; do
 		echo "Removing byte-compiled python${pycompile_version} files in ${f}..."
 		find ${f} -type f -name \*.py[co] -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
-		if [ -d "${f}/__pycache__" ]; then
-			rm -rf "${f}/__pycache__" 2>&1 >/dev/null
-		fi
+		find ${f} -type d -name __pycache__ -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
 	done
 	for f in ${pycompile_module}; do
 		echo "Removing byte-compiled python${pycompile_version} code for module ${f}..."
 		if [ -d usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} ]; then
 			find usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} \
 				-type f -name \*.py[co] -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
-			if [ -d "usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f}/__pycache__" ]; then
-				rm -rf "usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f}/__pycache__" 2>&1 >/dev/null
-			fi
+			find usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f} \
+				-type d -name __pycache__ -delete 2>&1 >/dev/null
 		else
 			rm -f usr/lib/python${pycompile_version}/site-packages/${f%.py}.py[co]
 		fi