diff --git a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
index 75ba060b0e62c..e193d5a119e9b 100644
--- a/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
+++ b/core/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/deployment/pkg/steps/NativeImageBuildStep.java
@@ -223,11 +223,6 @@ public NativeImageBuildItem build(NativeConfig nativeConfig, NativeImageSourceJa
                     Path finalSymbolsPath = outputTargetBuildItem.getOutputDirectory().resolve(symbolsName);
                     IoUtils.copy(generatedSymbols, finalSymbolsPath);
                     Files.delete(generatedSymbols);
-                    final String sources = "sources";
-                    final Path generatedSources = outputDir.resolve(sources);
-                    final Path finalSources = outputTargetBuildItem.getOutputDirectory().resolve(sources);
-                    IoUtils.copy(generatedSources, finalSources);
-                    IoUtils.recursiveDelete(generatedSources);
                 } else {
                     log.warn(
                             "objcopy executable not found in PATH. Debug symbols therefore cannot be placed into the dedicated directory.");