diff --git a/yarn-project/boxes/blank-react/package.json b/yarn-project/boxes/blank-react/package.json
index fb98458103a..3949498f25a 100644
--- a/yarn-project/boxes/blank-react/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/boxes/blank-react/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "formatting": "prettier --check ./src && eslint ./src",
     "formatting:fix": "prettier -w ./src",
     "compile": "aztec-cli compile src/contracts --outdir ../artifacts --typescript ../artifacts",
-    "compile:local": "ts-node --esm ../../cli/src/bin/index.ts compile \"src/contracts\" --outdir \"../artifacts\" --typescript \"../artifacts\"",
+    "compile:local": "ts-node --esm ../../cli/src/bin/index.ts compile \"src/contracts\" --outdir \"../artifacts\" --typescript \"../artifacts\" && rm -r ./src/contracts/target",
     "test:integration": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules $(yarn bin jest) --runInBand"
   },
   "jest": {
diff --git a/yarn-project/boxes/blank/package.json b/yarn-project/boxes/blank/package.json
index bb9633069f8..8253623aa77 100644
--- a/yarn-project/boxes/blank/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/boxes/blank/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "formatting": "prettier --check ./src && eslint ./src",
     "formatting:fix": "prettier -w ./src",
     "compile": "aztec-cli compile src/contracts --outdir ../artifacts --typescript ../artifacts",
-    "compile:local": "ts-node --esm ../../cli/src/bin/index.ts compile \"src/contracts\" --outdir \"../artifacts\" --typescript \"../artifacts\"",
+    "compile:local": "ts-node --esm ../../cli/src/bin/index.ts compile \"src/contracts\" --outdir \"../artifacts\" --typescript \"../artifacts\" && rm -r ./src/contracts/target",
     "test:integration": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules $(yarn bin jest) --runInBand"
   },
   "jest": {
diff --git a/yarn-project/boxes/token/package.json b/yarn-project/boxes/token/package.json
index d6830d533e3..5d16a8cea01 100644
--- a/yarn-project/boxes/token/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/boxes/token/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "formatting": "prettier --check ./src && eslint ./src",
     "formatting:fix": "prettier -w ./src",
     "compile": "aztec-cli compile src/contracts --outdir ../artifacts --typescript ../artifacts",
-    "compile:local": "ts-node --esm ../../cli/src/bin/index.ts compile \"src/contracts\" --outdir \"../artifacts\" --typescript \"../artifacts\"",
+    "compile:local": "ts-node --esm ../../cli/src/bin/index.ts compile \"src/contracts\" --outdir \"../artifacts\" --typescript \"../artifacts\" && rm -r ./src/contracts/target",
     "test:integration": "NODE_NO_WARNINGS=1 node --experimental-vm-modules $(yarn bin jest) --runInBand"
   },
   "jest": {
diff --git a/yarn-project/noir-contracts/scripts/compile_all.sh b/yarn-project/noir-contracts/scripts/compile_all.sh
index 0eef9863f06..58f3b1381d8 100755
--- a/yarn-project/noir-contracts/scripts/compile_all.sh
+++ b/yarn-project/noir-contracts/scripts/compile_all.sh
@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ nargo_check
 # Runs the compile scripts for all contracts.
 echo "Compiling all contracts"
 
-nargo compile --workspace --no-backend
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+nargo compile --workspace --no-backend
+
+rm -r ./target/debug*
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