diff --git a/copyparty/web/splash.js b/copyparty/web/splash.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/scripts/make-sfx.sh b/scripts/make-sfx.sh
index bdd24820..772b7293 100755
--- a/scripts/make-sfx.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-sfx.sh
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ find .. -type f \( -name .DS_Store -or -name ._.DS_Store \) -delete
 find .. -type f -name ._\* | while IFS= read -r f; do cmp <(printf '\x00\x05\x16') <(head -c 3 -- "$f") && rm -f -- "$f"; done
 
 echo use smol web deps
-rm -f copyparty/web/deps/*.full.* copyparty/web/{Makefile,splash.js}
+rm -f copyparty/web/deps/*.full.* copyparty/web/Makefile
 
 # it's fine dw
 grep -lE '\.full\.(js|css)' copyparty/web/* |