diff --git a/tests/cputestdata/cpu-parse.sh b/tests/cputestdata/cpu-parse.sh
index 1b5ab4a5aa..c3b5ef1066 100755
--- a/tests/cputestdata/cpu-parse.sh
+++ b/tests/cputestdata/cpu-parse.sh
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ json <<<"$data" >$fname.json
 if [[ -s $fname.json ]]; then
     echo $fname.json
 else
-    rm $fname.new.json
+    rm $fname.json
 fi