diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 72bd5c0da..a5089a41b 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def remove_docker_files():
 
 
 def remove_nginx_docker_files():
-    Path("compose/local/nginx").unlink()
+    shutil.rmtree(Path("compose", "production", "nginx"))
 
 
 def remove_utility_files():