diff --git a/colcon_core/task/python/build.py b/colcon_core/task/python/build.py
index b1b12b07..65d0e907 100644
--- a/colcon_core/task/python/build.py
+++ b/colcon_core/task/python/build.py
@@ -202,6 +202,8 @@ async def _undo_develop(self, pkg, args, env):
             ]
             completed = await run(
                 self.context, cmd, cwd=args.build_base, env=env)
+            if not completed.returncode:
+                os.remove(setup_py_build_space)
             return completed.returncode
 
     def _undo_install(self, pkg, args, setup_py_data, python_lib):