diff --git a/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php b/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php
index 37fd7aa329f5f..17af282982b5c 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_admin/script.php
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public function update($installer)
 		JLog::addLogger($options, JLog::INFO, array('Update', 'databasequery', 'jerror'));
 		JLog::add(JText::_('COM_JOOMLAUPDATE_UPDATE_LOG_DELETE_FILES'), JLog::INFO, 'Update');
 
+		// This needs to stay for 2.5 update compatibility
+		$this->deleteUnexistingFiles();
 		$this->updateManifestCaches();
 		$this->updateDatabase();
 		$this->clearRadCache();