diff --git a/openvpn-install.sh b/openvpn-install.sh
index 02ef027..549671e 100755
--- a/openvpn-install.sh
+++ b/openvpn-install.sh
@@ -662,6 +662,7 @@ function installOpenVPN () {
 			# Install required dependencies and upgrade the system
 			pacman --needed --noconfirm -Syu openvpn iptables openssl wget ca-certificates curl
 		fi
+		# An old version of easy-rsa was available by default in some openvpn packages
 		if [[ -d /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/ ]]; then
 			rm -rf /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/
 		fi
@@ -674,11 +675,6 @@ function installOpenVPN () {
 		NOGROUP=nobody
 	fi
 
-	# An old version of easy-rsa was available by default in some openvpn packages
-	if [[ -d /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/ ]]; then
-		rm -rf /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/
-	fi
-
 	# Install the latest version of easy-rsa from source, if not already
 	# installed.
 	if [[ ! -d /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/ ]]; then