diff --git a/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts b/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
index 5d29921748..ac8874cea1 100644
--- a/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
+++ b/lib/definitions/platform.d.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ interface INodeModulesBuilderData {
 interface INodeModulesBuilder {
 	prepareNodeModules(opts: INodeModulesBuilderData): Promise<void>;
 	prepareJSNodeModules(opts: INodeModulesBuilderData): Promise<void>;
-	cleanNodeModules(absoluteOutputPath: string): void;
 }
 
 interface INodeModulesDependenciesBuilder {
diff --git a/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-builder.ts b/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-builder.ts
index aad4a34fdd..17f1c27317 100644
--- a/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-builder.ts
+++ b/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-builder.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as shelljs from "shelljs";
 import { TnsModulesCopy, NpmPluginPrepare } from "./node-modules-dest-copy";
 
 export class NodeModulesBuilder implements INodeModulesBuilder {
@@ -23,20 +22,14 @@ export class NodeModulesBuilder implements INodeModulesBuilder {
 		const { nodeModulesData } = opts;
 		const productionDependencies = this.$nodeModulesDependenciesBuilder.getProductionDependencies(nodeModulesData.projectData.projectDir);
 
-		if (opts.copyNodeModules) {
+		if (opts.copyNodeModules && !nodeModulesData.appFilesUpdaterOptions.bundle) {
 			this.initialPrepareNodeModules(opts, productionDependencies);
-		} else if (nodeModulesData.appFilesUpdaterOptions.bundle) {
-			this.cleanNodeModules(nodeModulesData.absoluteOutputPath);
 		}
 
 		return productionDependencies;
 	}
 
-	public cleanNodeModules(absoluteOutputPath: string): void {
-		shelljs.rm("-rf", absoluteOutputPath);
-	}
-
-	private initialPrepareNodeModules(opts: INodeModulesBuilderData, productionDependencies: IDependencyData[]): IDependencyData[] {
+	private initialPrepareNodeModules(opts: INodeModulesBuilderData, productionDependencies: IDependencyData[]): void {
 		const { nodeModulesData, release } = opts;
 
 		if (!this.$fs.exists(nodeModulesData.absoluteOutputPath)) {
@@ -44,16 +37,11 @@ export class NodeModulesBuilder implements INodeModulesBuilder {
 			nodeModulesData.lastModifiedTime = null;
 		}
 
-		if (!nodeModulesData.appFilesUpdaterOptions.bundle) {
-			const tnsModulesCopy: TnsModulesCopy = this.$injector.resolve(TnsModulesCopy, {
-				outputRoot: nodeModulesData.absoluteOutputPath
-			});
-			tnsModulesCopy.copyModules({ dependencies: productionDependencies, release });
-		} else {
-			this.cleanNodeModules(nodeModulesData.absoluteOutputPath);
-		}
+		const tnsModulesCopy: TnsModulesCopy = this.$injector.resolve(TnsModulesCopy, {
+			outputRoot: nodeModulesData.absoluteOutputPath
+		});
 
-		return productionDependencies;
+		tnsModulesCopy.copyModules({ dependencies: productionDependencies, release });
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/npm-support.ts b/test/npm-support.ts
index e917bf4dd3..cb6bb86eed 100644
--- a/test/npm-support.ts
+++ b/test/npm-support.ts
@@ -294,28 +294,6 @@ describe("Npm support tests", () => {
 
 		assert.isTrue(filteredResults.length === 1);
 	});
-
-	it("Ensures that tns_modules absent when bundling", async () => {
-		const fs = testInjector.resolve("fs");
-		const options = testInjector.resolve("options");
-		const tnsModulesFolderPath = path.join(appDestinationFolderPath, "app", "tns_modules");
-
-		try {
-			options.bundle = false;
-			await preparePlatform(testInjector);
-			assert.isTrue(fs.exists(tnsModulesFolderPath), "tns_modules created first");
-
-			options.bundle = true;
-			await preparePlatform(testInjector);
-			assert.isFalse(fs.exists(tnsModulesFolderPath), "tns_modules deleted when bundling");
-
-			options.bundle = false;
-			await preparePlatform(testInjector);
-			assert.isTrue(fs.exists(tnsModulesFolderPath), "tns_modules recreated");
-		} finally {
-			options.bundle = false;
-		}
-	});
 });
 
 describe("Flatten npm modules tests", () => {