diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/v/configure.m4 b/ompi/mca/pml/v/configure.m4
index 9738205ddb..64bda8bc6d 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/v/configure.m4
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/v/configure.m4
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ EOF
     
     # Reload the output from vprotocol framework's config
     . $project/mca/$framework/$component/mca_vprotocol_config_output
+    rm  $project/mca/$framework/$component/mca_vprotocol_config_output
 
     AC_SUBST(MCA_vprotocol_ALL_COMPONENTS)
     AC_SUBST(MCA_vprotocol_STATIC_COMPONENTS)