diff --git a/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/icehouse/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst b/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/icehouse/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst
index d8048a16d..472ef9fa0 100644
--- a/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/icehouse/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst
+++ b/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/icehouse/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = "configure" ] ; then
   if [ -e /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static ] ; then
-    cp -L -prf /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/contrail_openstack_dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static/*    /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static
+    cp -L -prf --remove-destination /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/contrail_openstack_dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static/*    /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static
   fi
 fi
 #DEBHELPER#
diff --git a/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/juno/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst b/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/juno/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst
index d8048a16d..472ef9fa0 100644
--- a/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/juno/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst
+++ b/common/debian/contrail-openstack-dashboard/debian/juno/contrail-openstack-dashboard.postinst
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 
 if [ "$1" = "configure" ] ; then
   if [ -e /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static ] ; then
-    cp -L -prf /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/contrail_openstack_dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static/*    /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static
+    cp -L -prf --remove-destination /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/contrail_openstack_dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static/*    /usr/share/openstack-dashboard/openstack_dashboard/static
   fi
 fi
 #DEBHELPER#