diff --git a/scripts/clientappctl b/scripts/clientappctl
index 52dc31ce..17d42886 100755
--- a/scripts/clientappctl
+++ b/scripts/clientappctl
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ def handle_restart(src_path: str, install_path: str):
 
 # script constants
 utils_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir))
-temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-build_dir = os.path.join(temp_dir, 'build')
-staging_dir = os.path.join(temp_dir, 'staging')
 working_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 src_path = os.path.join(working_dir, 'src')
 CONFIG_JSON = os.path.join(working_dir, 'config.json')