diff --git a/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh b/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh
index 5893def4..e2feb93d 100755
--- a/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/lci_2d/clean.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
 rm -f -r precice-profiling
+rm -f profiling.json
+rm -f trace.json
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh b/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh
index 5893def4..e2feb93d 100755
--- a/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/lci_3d/clean.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
 rm -f -r precice-profiling
+rm -f profiling.json
+rm -f trace.json
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/nn/clean.sh b/examples/nn/clean.sh
index 5893def4..e2feb93d 100755
--- a/examples/nn/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/nn/clean.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
 rm -f -r precice-profiling
+rm -f profiling.json
+rm -f trace.json
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh b/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh
index 5893def4..e2feb93d 100755
--- a/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/nng_scalar/clean.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
 rm -f -r precice-profiling
+rm -f profiling.json
+rm -f trace.json
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk
diff --git a/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh b/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh
index 5893def4..e2feb93d 100755
--- a/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh
+++ b/examples/nng_vector/clean.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ set -e -x
 
 rm -f -r precice-run
 rm -f -r precice-profiling
+rm -f profiling.json
+rm -f trace.json
 rm -f *.log
 rm -f map*.vtk
 rm -f fine_mesh_*.vtk