diff --git a/git.py b/git.py
index 211b032..1aeb187 100644
--- a/git.py
+++ b/git.py
@@ -68,3 +68,4 @@ def commit_to_git(path):
         return
 
     call("git commit -a -F commitmsg ", cwd=path)
+    call("rm commitmsg", cwd=path)