diff --git a/src/objective-c/tests/build_one_example.sh b/src/objective-c/tests/build_one_example.sh
index 56f686319e1f4c8c9d3953cac2f54ee609db6d1a..24fb8b7bab44df34a5c5bccd7884b9f53843bd19 100755
--- a/src/objective-c/tests/build_one_example.sh
+++ b/src/objective-c/tests/build_one_example.sh
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ cd `dirname $0`/../../..
 cd $EXAMPLE_PATH
 
 # clean the directory
-git checkout .
-git clean -df .
 rm -rf Pods
+rm -rf $SCHEME.xcworkspace
+rm -f Podfile.lock
 
 pod install