diff --git a/new_tex_uwletter b/new_tex_uwletter
index 1b1ccf5..48ac7b0 100755
--- a/new_tex_uwletter
+++ b/new_tex_uwletter
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ then
     mv "$WORK_DIR" "$1"
     cd "$1"
     mv "washington_letterhead_letter-matrix-deptartment.tex" "$(basename "$1").tex"
+    rm -f "new_tex_uwletter"
 
     # create a symlink farm for the fonts
     rm -rf ./fonts/*