diff --git a/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m b/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m
index aa60c52..ee32b92 100644
--- a/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m
+++ b/src/ios/CDVFileTransfer.m
@@ -631,9 +631,7 @@ static CFIndex WriteDataToStream(NSData* data, CFWriteStreamRef stream)
         delegate.backgroundTaskID = UIBackgroundTaskInvalid;
     }
 
-    if (self.direction == CDV_TRANSFER_DOWNLOAD) {
-        [self removeTargetFile];
-    }
+    [self removeTargetFile];
 }
 
 - (void)cancelTransferWithError:(NSURLConnection*)connection errorMessage:(NSString*)errorMessage